Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 382 · 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, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
5. 5.When Dad called, Myra ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
8. 8.She ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
9. 9.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.Kavya ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
14. 14.By the time we reached, Myra ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
15. 15.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
17. 17.Ishaan ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
21. 21.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
22. 22.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
23. 23.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
26. 26.My sister ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
27. 27.My sister ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
33. 33.By the time we reached, the children ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.My brother ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
40. 40.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring

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