Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 66 · 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, Diya ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.Sneha ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
13. 13.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, Neel ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, Neel ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
20. 20.My sister ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
21. 21.When Dad called, the students ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
23. 23.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
27. 27.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
28. 28.We ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
30. 30.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.Vivaan ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
32. 32.When Dad called, Karan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
36. 36.My brother ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
40. 40.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore

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