Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 826 · 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 jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.The children ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
5. 5.Rahul ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
7. 7.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.Aisha ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
14. 14.My cousins ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
18. 18.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
24. 24.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
25. 25.Kabir ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
26. 26.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
35. 35.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
36. 36.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
37. 37.Sneha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
40. 40.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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