Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 671 · 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 Mum came home, Omkar ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
2. 2.My friends ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
3. 3.My brother ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
5. 5.When Dad called, my parents ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.Aisha ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
14. 14.They ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.My parents ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.Pooja ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
22. 22.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
28. 28.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.My friends ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
31. 31.Aisha ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.She ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
37. 37.When Dad called, Diya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told

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