Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 523 · 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.The students ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.My cousins ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
5. 5.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
6. 6.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, Meera ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
10. 10.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
12. 12.When Dad called, Neel ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
15. 15.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
16. 16.My friends ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, my friends ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.Nisha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
22. 22.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.Aarav ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
32. 32.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
34. 34.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.My sister ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
36. 36.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
37. 37.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
39. 39.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
40. 40.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught

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