Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 652 · 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, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
9. 9.Rohan ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
10. 10.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
15. 15.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
21. 21.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
22. 22.My brother ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.Dev ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
25. 25.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
27. 27.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
28. 28.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
34. 34.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
35. 35.Sneha ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.Aisha ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
37. 37.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
38. 38.When Dad called, Riya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken

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