Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 517 · 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, Omkar ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.By the time we reached, the children ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
3. 3.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
4. 4.Arjun ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
6. 6.Yash ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
7. 7.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
14. 14.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.Manav ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.Saanvi ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
26. 26.The students ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
27. 27.Farhan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
28. 28.The children ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
31. 31.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
32. 32.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, Myra ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught

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