Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 570 · 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.My sister ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
6. 6.My sister ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
10. 10.My brother ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
11. 11.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, the students ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
23. 23.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
24. 24.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
25. 25.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
28. 28.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
29. 29.The children ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
30. 30.My brother ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.I ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
35. 35.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
37. 37.Isha ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
40. 40.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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