Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 748 · 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, they ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
2. 2.You ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
6. 6.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
12. 12.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, my parents ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
30. 30.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
34. 34.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.The children ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
39. 39.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won

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