Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 72 · 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, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
5. 5.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
6. 6.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
7. 7.They ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
8. 8.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.Priya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
11. 11.The students ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
12. 12.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
14. 14.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
20. 20.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
21. 21.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
27. 27.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
28. 28.Manav ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
29. 29.My brother ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.They ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
34. 34.Priya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
35. 35.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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