Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 358 · 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, Farhan ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My brother ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
7. 7.Zoya ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
8. 8.My brother ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
9. 9.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
10. 10.Manav ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
11. 11.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
12. 12.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
13. 13.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
14. 14.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
16. 16.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
17. 17.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
22. 22.Karan ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
23. 23.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.The students ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
26. 26.My brother ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
28. 28.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
29. 29.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
30. 30.When Dad called, Neel ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.The children ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
32. 32.My parents ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
36. 36.By the time we reached, my sister ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang

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