Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 787 · 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.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time we reached, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
3. 3.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
5. 5.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
6. 6.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.You ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
15. 15.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
16. 16.My parents ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
17. 17.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
21. 21.When Dad called, Priya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.Dev ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
23. 23.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
24. 24.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
25. 25.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
27. 27.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
28. 28.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
29. 29.When Dad called, Yash ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
32. 32.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
33. 33.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
35. 35.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
36. 36.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
38. 38.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
40. 40.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted

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