Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 626 · 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, Dev ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
2. 2.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
8. 8.When Dad called, my parents ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
10. 10.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.My friends ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
15. 15.Karan ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.Ira ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
20. 20.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
26. 26.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
29. 29.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
30. 30.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
32. 32.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
34. 34.My brother ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
35. 35.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
36. 36.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
38. 38.When Dad called, Isha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown

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