Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 285 · 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, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
4. 4.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
7. 7.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, Priya ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
13. 13.By the time we reached, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
14. 14.The children ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
17. 17.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
18. 18.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
21. 21.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.Myra ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
24. 24.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
25. 25.Rohan ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
26. 26.My sister ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
27. 27.When Dad called, my parents ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
30. 30.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
31. 31.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.The children ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
35. 35.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten

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