Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 749 · 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.Nisha ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
2. 2.Ira ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
6. 6.Arjun ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
7. 7.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
11. 11.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.Kabir ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
13. 13.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
14. 14.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
15. 15.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.Meera ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
27. 27.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
36. 36.My friends ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
37. 37.When Dad called, Yash ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, Manav ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.My brother ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought

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