Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 581 · 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 clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
5. 5.Riya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
6. 6.Sneha ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
9. 9.When Dad called, Tara ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.We ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
16. 16.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
18. 18.Meera ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
22. 22.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.Sneha ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
25. 25.They ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
26. 26.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
28. 28.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
35. 35.By the time we reached, my friends ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
40. 40.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung

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