Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 346 · 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, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
4. 4.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
5. 5.Ira ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
6. 6.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.Kabir ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
8. 8.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
9. 9.Rahul ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time we reached, the children ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
16. 16.Farhan ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
17. 17.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.They ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
23. 23.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
26. 26.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
29. 29.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
31. 31.I ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
33. 33.When Dad called, Yash ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
37. 37.When Dad called, Ira ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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