Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 868 · 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.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
5. 5.By the time we reached, the students ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
7. 7.The children ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
10. 10.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.You ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
13. 13.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
14. 14.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
21. 21.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
26. 26.By the time we reached, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
27. 27.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
29. 29.When Dad called, Isha ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
32. 32.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
33. 33.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
38. 38.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
39. 39.Karan ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
40. 40.My cousins ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy

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