Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 615 · 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.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.She ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
6. 6.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
7. 7.They ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
8. 8.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
13. 13.Ananya ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
15. 15.When Dad called, Diya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
20. 20.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
25. 25.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
27. 27.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
31. 31.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
34. 34.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.Vivaan ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
37. 37.By the time we reached, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
38. 38.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake

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