Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 243 · 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 caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.They ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
6. 6.Aarav ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
7. 7.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
8. 8.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
14. 14.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
15. 15.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.My parents ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
21. 21.My sister ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.Tara ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
25. 25.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
27. 27.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.Aisha ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
34. 34.The children ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
35. 35.My sister ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
38. 38.Vivaan ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
39. 39.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
40. 40.My cousins ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn

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