Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 310 · 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, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
6. 6.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
14. 14.When Dad called, Isha ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.Neel ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
16. 16.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
17. 17.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
18. 18.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
19. 19.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
20. 20.Neel ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
21. 21.Meera ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.My sister ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
33. 33.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
39. 39.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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