Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 318 · 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.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
2. 2.They ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
3. 3.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Yash ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
7. 7.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
13. 13.My sister ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
14. 14.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
15. 15.When Dad called, Diya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Diya ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.My brother ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
21. 21.Kabir ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
22. 22.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
23. 23.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Pooja ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
26. 26.Ira ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
27. 27.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
28. 28.Aditya ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
29. 29.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
36. 36.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
37. 37.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
38. 38.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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