Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 424 · 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, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
5. 5.Rahul ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
6. 6.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
7. 7.The students ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
8. 8.Kunal ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
9. 9.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
13. 13.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
14. 14.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
16. 16.The children ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
17. 17.When Dad called, Tara ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
19. 19.Kavya ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
21. 21.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
24. 24.The students ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
25. 25.Kabir ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
26. 26.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
27. 27.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
30. 30.I ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
31. 31.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
37. 37.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
39. 39.My brother ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
40. 40.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed

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