Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 458 · 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 Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
2. 2.When Dad called, Tara ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
6. 6.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
9. 9.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
15. 15.They ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
23. 23.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
24. 24.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
25. 25.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
27. 27.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
31. 31.You ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
33. 33.The children ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
39. 39.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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