Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 50 · 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.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, my parents ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.My sister ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
18. 18.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.Aisha ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
20. 20.She ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
24. 24.My sister ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
25. 25.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.The students ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
29. 29.When Dad called, Meera ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
34. 34.By the time we reached, my friends ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
35. 35.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
36. 36.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, Myra ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught

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