Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 201 · 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 taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
5. 5.Isha ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
6. 6.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.Manav ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
10. 10.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
11. 11.My friends ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
16. 16.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
25. 25.The children ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
26. 26.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
27. 27.Myra ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
28. 28.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
30. 30.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
31. 31.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
33. 33.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
34. 34.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
36. 36.By the time we reached, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.She ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
40. 40.Omkar ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed

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