Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 859 · 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, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
8. 8.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
12. 12.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
26. 26.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
34. 34.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
38. 38.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped

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