Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 156 · 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, Isha ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.Omkar ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
6. 6.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.Ira ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
9. 9.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
10. 10.My cousins ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
11. 11.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.The students ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
23. 23.My friends ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
24. 24.My parents ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
25. 25.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
26. 26.The students ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
31. 31.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
34. 34.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
38. 38.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
39. 39.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
40. 40.When Dad called, Neel ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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