Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 46 · 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, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.The children ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
7. 7.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My brother ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
12. 12.Dev ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
17. 17.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time we reached, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.The students ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
25. 25.When Dad called, my parents ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
27. 27.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
28. 28.Meera ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
29. 29.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.My sister ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
35. 35.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
36. 36.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
37. 37.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
39. 39.Kabir ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
40. 40.My friends ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned

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