Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 911 · 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.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
4. 4.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
6. 6.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
7. 7.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.Priya ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
11. 11.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
12. 12.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
13. 13.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
14. 14.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
20. 20.Farhan ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
24. 24.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
25. 25.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
30. 30.When Dad called, the children ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
32. 32.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
33. 33.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.My friends ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted

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