Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 37 · 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, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
4. 4.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.Manav ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
8. 8.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
10. 10.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
11. 11.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
12. 12.They ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
13. 13.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
20. 20.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
23. 23.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
25. 25.Kavya ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
30. 30.When Dad called, Diya ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
32. 32.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
34. 34.My brother ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
35. 35.By the time we reached, the students ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
40. 40.When Dad called, Meera ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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