Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 330 · 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, Neel ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
4. 4.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
7. 7.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
8. 8.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
11. 11.When Dad called, Yash ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.Isha ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
21. 21.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
24. 24.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
26. 26.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
29. 29.Ananya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
31. 31.By the time we reached, Dev ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
32. 32.The students ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
33. 33.They ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
34. 34.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
35. 35.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
36. 36.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.My parents ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked

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