Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 832 · 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 drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.My brother ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
15. 15.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
16. 16.When Dad called, Meera ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
19. 19.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
20. 20.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
21. 21.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
23. 23.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
24. 24.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
29. 29.They ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
30. 30.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
31. 31.Kunal ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.My brother ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
37. 37.My sister ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
38. 38.Dev ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told

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