Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 90 · 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 we reached, Ananya ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.Zoya ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
4. 4.By the time we reached, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
5. 5.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.Ananya ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
8. 8.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
10. 10.When Dad called, Meera ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
14. 14.By the time we reached, the children ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
15. 15.We ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
16. 16.When Dad called, Priya ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
19. 19.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
20. 20.My friends ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
21. 21.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
25. 25.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
29. 29.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
31. 31.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
36. 36.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
37. 37.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.My sister ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried

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