Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 308 · 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, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
3. 3.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
8. 8.My brother ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
9. 9.They ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.Arjun ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
17. 17.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
18. 18.My brother ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.The children ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
22. 22.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.Aarav ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.Pooja ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.My friends ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
37. 37.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
38. 38.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
39. 39.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
40. 40.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant

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