Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 28 · 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, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.The children ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
5. 5.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
8. 8.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
10. 10.Rohan ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
11. 11.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
12. 12.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
15. 15.The students ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
16. 16.Ananya ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.I ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
33. 33.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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