Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 312 · 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 written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
3. 3.Aisha ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
4. 4.When Dad called, the students ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.Omkar ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
7. 7.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
9. 9.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.My cousins ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
16. 16.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
21. 21.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
24. 24.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
31. 31.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
32. 32.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
33. 33.My cousins ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
35. 35.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
36. 36.Dev ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
37. 37.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
39. 39.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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