Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 136 · 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.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
3. 3.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.My sister ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.Neel ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
14. 14.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
15. 15.He ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
21. 21.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
22. 22.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.My brother ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
24. 24.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
30. 30.My sister ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
31. 31.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
32. 32.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
33. 33.Aarav ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
34. 34.They ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
35. 35.I ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
39. 39.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
40. 40.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make

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