Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 241 · 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 worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
3. 3.I ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
5. 5.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
8. 8.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
12. 12.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
13. 13.The students ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
14. 14.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
19. 19.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.Meera ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
22. 22.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
26. 26.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
27. 27.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
28. 28.Ananya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
33. 33.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
34. 34.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden

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