Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 992 · 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 cousins ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
2. 2.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
3. 3.By the time we reached, the students ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, Riya ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, my friends ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
8. 8.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
11. 11.Omkar ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.The children ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
17. 17.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
19. 19.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
20. 20.You ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.My cousins ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
25. 25.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, Diya ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
33. 33.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
35. 35.When Dad called, Diya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, the students ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.Kunal ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
39. 39.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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