Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 756 · 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, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
2. 2.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
5. 5.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
8. 8.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
10. 10.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
13. 13.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
15. 15.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
16. 16.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
17. 17.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
20. 20.Aarav ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
22. 22.They ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
23. 23.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
25. 25.Dev ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
26. 26.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
27. 27.The students ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
33. 33.My brother ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
34. 34.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
35. 35.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone

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