Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 576 · 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.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
5. 5.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.My cousins ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
13. 13.Riya ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
14. 14.My parents ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
16. 16.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
18. 18.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
20. 20.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
24. 24.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
25. 25.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
29. 29.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
30. 30.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.My parents ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
37. 37.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
40. 40.Isha ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won

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