Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 516 · 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, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.Priya ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
7. 7.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
13. 13.Pooja ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
16. 16.Isha ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
17. 17.By the time we reached, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
18. 18.Dev ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
19. 19.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
20. 20.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.The students ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
22. 22.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
23. 23.By the time we reached, the children ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
24. 24.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
27. 27.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.Meera ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
29. 29.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
32. 32.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Diya ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
37. 37.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
39. 39.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone

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