Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 265 · 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, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
10. 10.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
11. 11.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
14. 14.When Dad called, Riya ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
16. 16.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
17. 17.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
21. 21.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
23. 23.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
24. 24.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
26. 26.When Dad called, Neel ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
28. 28.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
33. 33.My sister ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.Omkar ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
40. 40.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung

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