Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 591 · 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, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
7. 7.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
11. 11.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
12. 12.My friends ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
13. 13.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
18. 18.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
19. 19.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, my friends ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
25. 25.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.The children ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
28. 28.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
34. 34.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
35. 35.Zoya ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
38. 38.My friends ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
39. 39.When Dad called, the students ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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