Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 982 · 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, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.My cousins ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
6. 6.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
14. 14.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
15. 15.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
16. 16.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
17. 17.My sister ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
20. 20.My brother ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
22. 22.Priya ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
23. 23.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
24. 24.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
25. 25.By the time we reached, the children ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
26. 26.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.My sister ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
33. 33.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
34. 34.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
38. 38.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
39. 39.When Dad called, Priya ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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