Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 822 · 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.My brother ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
2. 2.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
5. 5.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
6. 6.My friends ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
8. 8.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
13. 13.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
14. 14.When Dad called, Yash ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.My brother ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
18. 18.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
19. 19.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
22. 22.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
25. 25.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
26. 26.My friends ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
27. 27.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
31. 31.Pooja ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
32. 32.When Dad called, Yash ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, my parents ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.Neel ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
39. 39.My cousins ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
40. 40.Myra ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance

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