Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 138 · 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 washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.The students ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
7. 7.The children ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, Ira ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
15. 15.Myra ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
18. 18.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
19. 19.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
27. 27.My sister ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
28. 28.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.My brother ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.My sister ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
35. 35.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
37. 37.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
40. 40.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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