Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 185 · 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, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.My cousins ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
3. 3.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
6. 6.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
7. 7.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
9. 9.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
11. 11.Riya ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
13. 13.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
14. 14.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
18. 18.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
19. 19.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, my friends ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
25. 25.They ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
26. 26.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
27. 27.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.My friends ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
32. 32.Yash ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
36. 36.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
37. 37.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
38. 38.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced

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