Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 986 · 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.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Ira ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
9. 9.Kabir ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
11. 11.Priya ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
12. 12.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
15. 15.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.Aarav ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
21. 21.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
23. 23.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
24. 24.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
25. 25.By the time we reached, Meera ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
26. 26.Kabir ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
27. 27.I ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
28. 28.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, the students ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
32. 32.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
34. 34.Myra ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
37. 37.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send

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