Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 257 · 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 sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
6. 6.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
8. 8.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
9. 9.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
11. 11.The children ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
12. 12.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
19. 19.By the time we reached, Yash ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
22. 22.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
24. 24.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
25. 25.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.Nisha ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
34. 34.When Dad called, Riya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, the students ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Meera ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung

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