Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 307 · 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.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.Meera ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
14. 14.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
15. 15.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
16. 16.When Dad called, the children ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
19. 19.Arjun ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
23. 23.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
24. 24.Aarav ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
28. 28.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
29. 29.When Dad called, Priya ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, Meera ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
33. 33.Kavya ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
38. 38.I ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped

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