Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 883 · 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.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.Ishaan ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
4. 4.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Omkar ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
7. 7.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
8. 8.My sister ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, Manav ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
15. 15.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
16. 16.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
17. 17.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
20. 20.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
23. 23.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
24. 24.You ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
25. 25.Ira ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
26. 26.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
27. 27.My parents ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
29. 29.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
30. 30.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
34. 34.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
37. 37.The students ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent

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