Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 78 · 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, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.The students ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
5. 5.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
11. 11.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
18. 18.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
23. 23.The children ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
24. 24.Nisha ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
25. 25.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
26. 26.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
27. 27.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
28. 28.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
31. 31.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
32. 32.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.Ishaan ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
35. 35.My friends ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
36. 36.Priya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won

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