Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 29 · 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 cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
6. 6.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
11. 11.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
12. 12.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
14. 14.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
15. 15.Zoya ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
19. 19.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
21. 21.Ananya ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
22. 22.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
25. 25.Neel ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
28. 28.Omkar ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
36. 36.Yash ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
38. 38.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
39. 39.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
40. 40.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk

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