Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 694 · 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, Omkar ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
3. 3.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.My friends ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
14. 14.The children ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
15. 15.My parents ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
16. 16.Kabir ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
17. 17.When Dad called, my friends ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
21. 21.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
22. 22.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
23. 23.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.The children ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
32. 32.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.My cousins ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
35. 35.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
36. 36.My cousins ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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