Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 209 · 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, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
4. 4.Vivaan ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
5. 5.Meera ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
6. 6.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
8. 8.Rohan ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
10. 10.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
11. 11.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.He ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
13. 13.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
15. 15.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
17. 17.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
18. 18.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
20. 20.When Dad called, Manav ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.Nisha ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
24. 24.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
29. 29.Aisha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
33. 33.Priya ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
34. 34.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
35. 35.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.Kunal ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built

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