Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 303 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.Nisha ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
6. 6.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
7. 7.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
9. 9.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
10. 10.By the time we reached, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, Dev ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
14. 14.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.My parents ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
18. 18.She ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.My brother ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
21. 21.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.Ishaan ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
27. 27.Kunal ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
29. 29.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
30. 30.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
33. 33.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.Kavya ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
38. 38.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
39. 39.Isha ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent

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