Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 97 · 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, they ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
2. 2.She ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
10. 10.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
12. 12.My brother ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
13. 13.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
14. 14.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
15. 15.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
16. 16.My friends ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
21. 21.She ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
22. 22.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.My brother ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
29. 29.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
31. 31.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
33. 33.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.Priya ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
39. 39.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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