Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 316 · 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.My brother ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, they ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
4. 4.When Dad called, the children ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
11. 11.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
22. 22.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.The students ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
25. 25.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
27. 27.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
28. 28.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.We ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
33. 33.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
34. 34.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
35. 35.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Isha ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
40. 40.My parents ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged

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