Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 363 · 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, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.My sister ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
3. 3.Meera ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.Aarav ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
12. 12.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.Rohan ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
19. 19.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Tara ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
28. 28.Kavya ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
29. 29.When Dad called, Diya ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
31. 31.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
33. 33.Ira ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
34. 34.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
38. 38.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
39. 39.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make

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