Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 722 · 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, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
5. 5.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
6. 6.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
9. 9.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
10. 10.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
15. 15.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.Ananya ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
20. 20.When Dad called, Isha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
23. 23.Tara ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
28. 28.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
37. 37.He ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
39. 39.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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