Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 542 · 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, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
6. 6.Neel ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
11. 11.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
12. 12.He ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
13. 13.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
18. 18.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
22. 22.My brother ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
23. 23.By the time we reached, Ira ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
24. 24.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
29. 29.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
32. 32.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
33. 33.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.Pooja ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
35. 35.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
37. 37.By the time we reached, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
38. 38.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
39. 39.My friends ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched

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