Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 140 · 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 friends ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
4. 4.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Kunal ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
16. 16.By the time we reached, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
17. 17.My cousins ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
19. 19.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time we reached, you ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
24. 24.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
25. 25.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
26. 26.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
28. 28.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
29. 29.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
30. 30.My brother ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
32. 32.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.Vivaan ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
35. 35.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
36. 36.Ananya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
37. 37.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.Riya ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed

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