Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 596 · 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 played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
3. 3.My sister ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
4. 4.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
5. 5.They ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.My friends ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
8. 8.Farhan ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
9. 9.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time we reached, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
14. 14.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.Aditya ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
26. 26.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
29. 29.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
31. 31.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
32. 32.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
36. 36.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
40. 40.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked

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