Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 675 · 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, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
3. 3.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
6. 6.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
7. 7.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
8. 8.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
10. 10.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.Aisha ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
16. 16.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.Ira ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, Priya ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
28. 28.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
29. 29.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
33. 33.The students ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.Manav ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
36. 36.My parents ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
37. 37.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
40. 40.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed

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