Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 408 · 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.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
2. 2.Myra ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
3. 3.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
5. 5.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
6. 6.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time we reached, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
11. 11.When Dad called, Meera ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, Karan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
16. 16.Kunal ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
20. 20.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
21. 21.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
22. 22.Arjun ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
23. 23.My brother ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.They ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
27. 27.When Dad called, my parents ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
35. 35.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.My sister ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
37. 37.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran

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