Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 76 · 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.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
4. 4.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.Vivaan ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, he ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
12. 12.By the time we reached, my parents ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
19. 19.Tara ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
20. 20.They ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
21. 21.Meera ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, the students ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
30. 30.My sister ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
32. 32.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
33. 33.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
37. 37.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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