Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 809 · 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, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
4. 4.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
6. 6.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
8. 8.Ananya ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
9. 9.My brother ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
10. 10.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
11. 11.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
20. 20.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.My brother ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
22. 22.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
23. 23.The students ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
24. 24.They ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.Ishaan ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
29. 29.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
30. 30.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
34. 34.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
35. 35.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
37. 37.Myra ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
38. 38.You ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
40. 40.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed

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