Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 351 · 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, Aisha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
4. 4.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
6. 6.My brother ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
7. 7.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
8. 8.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.Rohan ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
10. 10.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
14. 14.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
15. 15.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
16. 16.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.Nisha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
19. 19.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
20. 20.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
22. 22.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
26. 26.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.My friends ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
35. 35.My brother ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
36. 36.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
37. 37.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
38. 38.Meera ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
40. 40.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten

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