Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 877 · 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.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
2. 2.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
3. 3.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
6. 6.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
14. 14.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
15. 15.He ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
16. 16.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
17. 17.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
23. 23.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Manav ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.Riya ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
26. 26.Diya ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
28. 28.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
31. 31.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
32. 32.By the time we reached, he ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
33. 33.Aarav ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
34. 34.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
35. 35.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
37. 37.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
39. 39.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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