Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 746 · 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) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.Sneha ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
8. 8.My parents ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
9. 9.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
11. 11.He ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
12. 12.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
16. 16.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.My parents ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
19. 19.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
21. 21.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.Meera ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
26. 26.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
27. 27.She ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
33. 33.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
37. 37.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
38. 38.My brother ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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