Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 21 · 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 won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.He ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
9. 9.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
10. 10.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
12. 12.The children ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
13. 13.Riya ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Tara ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
17. 17.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
19. 19.My brother ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
20. 20.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
22. 22.When Dad called, Tara ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
26. 26.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.Tara ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
35. 35.My cousins ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
38. 38.Zoya ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
40. 40.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran

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