Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 197 · 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, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.Arjun ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
7. 7.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
15. 15.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
16. 16.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
18. 18.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
20. 20.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
21. 21.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
22. 22.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
23. 23.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
28. 28.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
33. 33.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.Vivaan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
40. 40.Farhan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught

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