Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 855 · 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, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
3. 3.Kabir ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
5. 5.Yash ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
6. 6.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
7. 7.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
11. 11.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
13. 13.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
19. 19.Omkar ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
20. 20.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
22. 22.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
25. 25.My sister ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
26. 26.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
30. 30.My brother ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
31. 31.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
35. 35.Tara ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
36. 36.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
40. 40.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told

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