Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 578 · 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.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
2. 2.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
7. 7.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
10. 10.When Dad called, Tara ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
12. 12.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
13. 13.Arjun ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
16. 16.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
17. 17.They ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
21. 21.Aditya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
23. 23.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
24. 24.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
25. 25.My cousins ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My brother ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, Diya ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
32. 32.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
35. 35.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
38. 38.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.Meera ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought

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