Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 94 · 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 brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
3. 3.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
7. 7.My brother ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
9. 9.When Dad called, Isha ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.My sister ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Diya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
20. 20.By the time we reached, Karan ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
21. 21.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
25. 25.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
26. 26.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
29. 29.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.Karan ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.She ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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