Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 728 · 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, the children ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.Meera ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
3. 3.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
4. 4.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
5. 5.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.Tara ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
9. 9.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
11. 11.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
13. 13.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.Kabir ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
18. 18.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
19. 19.Diya ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
20. 20.Meera ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
22. 22.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.The students ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
24. 24.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.Priya ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
35. 35.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
36. 36.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
37. 37.We ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.Riya ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken

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