Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 595 · 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, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
4. 4.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
6. 6.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
7. 7.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
8. 8.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
10. 10.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
12. 12.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
18. 18.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
19. 19.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
20. 20.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
32. 32.Diya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
33. 33.The children ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
34. 34.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
40. 40.By the time we reached, I ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken

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