Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 454 · 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 we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
2. 2.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.Riya ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
5. 5.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.Manav ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
7. 7.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
8. 8.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
10. 10.Kabir ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
11. 11.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
16. 16.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
17. 17.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
21. 21.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
24. 24.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
28. 28.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
29. 29.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
33. 33.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
37. 37.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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