Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 476 · 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.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
4. 4.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
5. 5.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
7. 7.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
12. 12.Ira ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.Omkar ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
22. 22.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
26. 26.My cousins ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
27. 27.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.My friends ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
30. 30.Aarav ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
32. 32.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
37. 37.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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