Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 521 · 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.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
2. 2.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
7. 7.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.The students ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
13. 13.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
16. 16.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
19. 19.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
23. 23.By the time we reached, we ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
26. 26.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
28. 28.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
30. 30.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
34. 34.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
39. 39.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
40. 40.My parents ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought

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