Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 392 · 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, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Diya ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
7. 7.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
8. 8.My sister ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
9. 9.My sister ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
10. 10.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
11. 11.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
13. 13.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
14. 14.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
19. 19.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
27. 27.Kunal ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
29. 29.Farhan ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
33. 33.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
34. 34.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
37. 37.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook

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