Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 922 · 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 Mum came home, my sister ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
2. 2.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
6. 6.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.Neel ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.He ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
18. 18.My friends ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
19. 19.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.My cousins ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
26. 26.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.My cousins ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
36. 36.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.Arjun ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
39. 39.My brother ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
40. 40.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried

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