Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 273 · 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) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
3. 3.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
4. 4.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.The students ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
7. 7.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
10. 10.The children ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.She ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
26. 26.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
28. 28.My friends ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
37. 37.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played

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