Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 213 · 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, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
7. 7.Kabir ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
16. 16.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
21. 21.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
22. 22.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
25. 25.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
26. 26.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
29. 29.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
32. 32.My sister ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
33. 33.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
35. 35.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
37. 37.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
38. 38.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
39. 39.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.The children ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built

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