Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 995 · 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.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
10. 10.Myra ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
11. 11.When Dad called, Neel ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
13. 13.My cousins ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
20. 20.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
23. 23.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
26. 26.When Dad called, the students ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Aditya ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
28. 28.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
31. 31.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
32. 32.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, Dev ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
34. 34.By the time we reached, the students ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
37. 37.My sister ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
38. 38.Omkar ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
39. 39.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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