Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 685 · 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 ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
6. 6.When Dad called, my friends ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
9. 9.When Dad called, Meera ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
15. 15.By the time we reached, Isha ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
22. 22.Rohan ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
23. 23.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
24. 24.My sister ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My sister ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
29. 29.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
32. 32.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
33. 33.When Dad called, Isha ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.My brother ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
38. 38.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
39. 39.When Dad called, Neel ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied

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