Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 550 · 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, Rahul ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
4. 4.When Dad called, Riya ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
6. 6.When Dad called, Neel ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
9. 9.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
11. 11.My cousins ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
12. 12.Manav ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
14. 14.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time we reached, Meera ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.The students ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.Karan ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
23. 23.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
24. 24.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
25. 25.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
26. 26.Arjun ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
29. 29.My friends ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
31. 31.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Aarav ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
37. 37.By the time we reached, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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