Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 163 · 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, Aarav ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Diya ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
10. 10.By the time we reached, the students ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
11. 11.My brother ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, the students ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
16. 16.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
17. 17.When Dad called, Tara ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
19. 19.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
21. 21.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
22. 22.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.Omkar ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
29. 29.Kunal ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
30. 30.When Dad called, the children ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, Isha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
39. 39.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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