Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 368 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
4. 4.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
7. 7.Myra ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
8. 8.The students ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
9. 9.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
10. 10.My parents ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
14. 14.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
16. 16.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
17. 17.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
19. 19.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
23. 23.Meera ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
29. 29.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
33. 33.By the time we reached, Myra ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
34. 34.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
35. 35.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
36. 36.Ira ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
37. 37.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
38. 38.Tara ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
39. 39.My friends ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
40. 40.Rohan ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told

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