Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 258 · 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, Ishaan ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, Meera ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.My parents ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
6. 6.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
11. 11.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
12. 12.The students ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
16. 16.My brother ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
20. 20.My sister ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
22. 22.Priya ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
26. 26.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, Meera ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
30. 30.The students ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, Riya ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
34. 34.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
35. 35.He ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
39. 39.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught

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