Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 959 · 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, you ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
3. 3.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
4. 4.The students ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
8. 8.Kavya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
11. 11.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
12. 12.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
13. 13.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
14. 14.When Dad called, Karan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
21. 21.Sneha ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
22. 22.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
23. 23.When Dad called, Yash ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
27. 27.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
30. 30.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
32. 32.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
33. 33.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
37. 37.She ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
38. 38.Saanvi ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang

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