Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 376 · 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 brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.Meera ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
5. 5.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
8. 8.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
9. 9.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
11. 11.When Dad called, the students ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
14. 14.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.Rahul ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
17. 17.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
23. 23.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
27. 27.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
29. 29.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.My brother ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
39. 39.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
40. 40.They ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took

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