Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 504 · 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, they ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.They ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
3. 3.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
4. 4.Kavya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
5. 5.They ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, Karan ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
15. 15.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
16. 16.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
18. 18.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
20. 20.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
21. 21.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
23. 23.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
26. 26.They ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
28. 28.My cousins ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
29. 29.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
33. 33.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
38. 38.My parents ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb

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