Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 36 · 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, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.My cousins ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
3. 3.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
4. 4.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
5. 5.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
9. 9.Riya ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
12. 12.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
13. 13.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
16. 16.When Dad called, Ira ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
21. 21.My cousins ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
22. 22.Yash ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
23. 23.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
26. 26.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.You ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
40. 40.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make

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