Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 267 · 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, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
5. 5.They ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
7. 7.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
8. 8.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
9. 9.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.The students ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
16. 16.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
17. 17.The students ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
21. 21.He ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
24. 24.My sister ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
25. 25.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
30. 30.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
32. 32.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
35. 35.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
39. 39.When Dad called, Meera ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught

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