Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 757 · 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 the bell rang, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
4. 4.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
8. 8.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
9. 9.Farhan ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Kunal ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
12. 12.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.My brother ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.Manav ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
19. 19.My cousins ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
20. 20.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.Vivaan ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, she ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
23. 23.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
29. 29.My cousins ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
36. 36.Tara ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
39. 39.My friends ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
40. 40.Priya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged

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