Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 645 · 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 the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
2. 2.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
3. 3.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
11. 11.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
12. 12.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
18. 18.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
21. 21.Arjun ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
25. 25.My sister ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
26. 26.My friends ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
27. 27.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
33. 33.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
34. 34.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.Isha ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
38. 38.Karan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
39. 39.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch

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