Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 203 · 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, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, Meera ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
6. 6.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
8. 8.Rohan ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
9. 9.When Dad called, Riya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
11. 11.Omkar ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
15. 15.My friends ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
17. 17.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
19. 19.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
21. 21.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
25. 25.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
29. 29.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
30. 30.Omkar ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
31. 31.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
32. 32.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
33. 33.Rahul ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
36. 36.Riya ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
40. 40.When Dad called, Riya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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