Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 205 · 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, Rohan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
9. 9.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
11. 11.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
13. 13.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
14. 14.My brother ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.They ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
17. 17.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
18. 18.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
28. 28.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.My parents ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.The children ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
35. 35.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
40. 40.Aditya ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written

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