Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 171 · 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, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
5. 5.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.Kabir ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
16. 16.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
18. 18.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
20. 20.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
21. 21.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
22. 22.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
28. 28.When Dad called, Riya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
35. 35.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
39. 39.Ishaan ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
40. 40.When Dad called, the students ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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