Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 896 · 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 cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.Omkar ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
6. 6.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
10. 10.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
20. 20.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
21. 21.He ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
22. 22.Dev ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
23. 23.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
24. 24.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
25. 25.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
32. 32.The children ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
39. 39.My sister ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
40. 40.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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