Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 401 · 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 worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.My brother ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
8. 8.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
11. 11.By the time we reached, Karan ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
12. 12.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
13. 13.My sister ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
15. 15.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
16. 16.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
17. 17.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time we reached, Neel ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
24. 24.My friends ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
25. 25.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
28. 28.My brother ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
31. 31.When Dad called, Diya ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
33. 33.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
36. 36.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, Riya ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
39. 39.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
40. 40.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn

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