Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 543 · 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.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
2. 2.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
8. 8.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
9. 9.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
11. 11.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.She ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
22. 22.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
27. 27.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
28. 28.Rahul ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
30. 30.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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