Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 899 · 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.Riya ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
2. 2.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
3. 3.My brother ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
11. 11.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
14. 14.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
24. 24.By the time we reached, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
25. 25.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
29. 29.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
30. 30.By the time we reached, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
31. 31.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.Kabir ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
38. 38.Priya ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked

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