Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 969 · 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 ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.The students ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.The children ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time we reached, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
16. 16.By the time we reached, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
19. 19.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
20. 20.By the time we reached, the children ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
21. 21.Ishaan ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
22. 22.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Manav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
29. 29.My cousins ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
32. 32.Tara ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
33. 33.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
34. 34.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.My sister ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged

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