Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 320 · 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, Aarav ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
3. 3.My brother ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.My friends ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
8. 8.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
10. 10.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
11. 11.Manav ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
12. 12.Kabir ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
13. 13.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Aditya ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
16. 16.Aarav ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
17. 17.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
19. 19.When Dad called, Dev ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
29. 29.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
30. 30.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
31. 31.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
33. 33.Isha ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
35. 35.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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