Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 344 · 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 cousins ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
5. 5.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, Tara ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
8. 8.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
13. 13.Farhan ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
14. 14.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
19. 19.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
21. 21.My cousins ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
22. 22.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
25. 25.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
26. 26.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
29. 29.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
30. 30.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
31. 31.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
32. 32.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
38. 38.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
40. 40.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch

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