Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 148 · 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 told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.The children ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
14. 14.My brother ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.Farhan ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
20. 20.Nisha ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
21. 21.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.My cousins ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
27. 27.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
34. 34.Aditya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
38. 38.Arjun ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran

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