Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 978 · 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.My parents ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
6. 6.Kunal ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
7. 7.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
10. 10.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
15. 15.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
17. 17.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
18. 18.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
20. 20.Riya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
21. 21.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
23. 23.They ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
27. 27.Ira ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
32. 32.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
38. 38.My sister ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
39. 39.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
40. 40.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped

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