Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 510 · 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, Nisha ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.My brother ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
13. 13.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
15. 15.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
16. 16.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
18. 18.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
27. 27.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
28. 28.The students ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
31. 31.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
32. 32.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.My brother ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
35. 35.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
36. 36.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
39. 39.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made

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