Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 18 · 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.My brother ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
7. 7.I ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
9. 9.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
11. 11.We ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
13. 13.Meera ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
16. 16.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
17. 17.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
20. 20.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
21. 21.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
24. 24.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, Neel ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
30. 30.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
33. 33.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.Kavya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
37. 37.My cousins ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught

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