Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 551 · 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.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.My cousins ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
7. 7.My parents ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
9. 9.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
12. 12.My sister ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
16. 16.Saanvi ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
17. 17.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
18. 18.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
19. 19.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.They ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
26. 26.My parents ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, Priya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
37. 37.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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