Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 851 · 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 worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
4. 4.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
5. 5.Arjun ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
10. 10.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
11. 11.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
12. 12.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
13. 13.When Dad called, Neel ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
15. 15.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
18. 18.My brother ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
20. 20.My parents ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
26. 26.Kavya ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
31. 31.Ananya ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
34. 34.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
37. 37.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
38. 38.By the time we reached, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
39. 39.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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