Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 795 · 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 Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
7. 7.When Dad called, Ira ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
11. 11.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
15. 15.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.Meera ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
25. 25.Isha ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
29. 29.Ananya ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.Rohan ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
34. 34.He ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
35. 35.My cousins ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
36. 36.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.The students ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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