Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 359 · 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, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.Diya ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
3. 3.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
5. 5.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
6. 6.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
8. 8.Aditya ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
22. 22.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, the students ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
30. 30.He ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
31. 31.By the time we reached, my parents ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
34. 34.My parents ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
38. 38.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.Kavya ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
40. 40.Karan ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played

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