Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 390 · 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.They ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
2. 2.My brother ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, the students ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.Ananya ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
15. 15.Riya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
19. 19.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time we reached, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.The children ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
25. 25.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
28. 28.They ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
33. 33.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
34. 34.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
37. 37.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
39. 39.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring

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