Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 761 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
3. 3.The children ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
4. 4.When Dad called, Myra ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
8. 8.Kavya ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
10. 10.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
13. 13.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.We ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
18. 18.Aditya ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
19. 19.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
27. 27.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
28. 28.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
33. 33.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
34. 34.When Dad called, the children ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
39. 39.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won

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