Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 436 · 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.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
2. 2.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
4. 4.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
5. 5.Nisha ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
7. 7.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
13. 13.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
16. 16.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
17. 17.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
21. 21.Saanvi ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
22. 22.Karan ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.Isha ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
34. 34.When Dad called, Priya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.My brother ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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