Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 466 · 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 the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
2. 2.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
3. 3.When Dad called, Karan ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
5. 5.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
6. 6.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.The students ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
16. 16.When Dad called, Ira ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
18. 18.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.My brother ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
23. 23.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
24. 24.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
28. 28.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
29. 29.Farhan ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
34. 34.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
35. 35.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
36. 36.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
37. 37.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
38. 38.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, Yash ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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