Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 487 · 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, Diya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, Ira ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.My brother ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
9. 9.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.My friends ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Ira ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
13. 13.The children ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
14. 14.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
15. 15.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
16. 16.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.Arjun ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
24. 24.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
25. 25.You ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
33. 33.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.Isha ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
38. 38.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
39. 39.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
40. 40.He ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn

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