Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 52 · 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.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
7. 7.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.My brother ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.Arjun ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
17. 17.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
20. 20.My friends ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.She ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time we reached, Neel ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.When Dad called, the students ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.The students ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
35. 35.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
37. 37.Dev ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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