Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 473 · 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 guests arrived, Karan ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
2. 2.Sneha ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
3. 3.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
4. 4.Vivaan ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Yash ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
7. 7.Kunal ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
8. 8.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
12. 12.When Dad called, Yash ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.My cousins ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
19. 19.You ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
20. 20.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.My sister ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
27. 27.We ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
32. 32.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
35. 35.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
36. 36.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
40. 40.My parents ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch

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