Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 417 · 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 told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
6. 6.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
11. 11.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
13. 13.My friends ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
14. 14.When Dad called, the students ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
17. 17.Rahul ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
18. 18.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
19. 19.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.Kavya ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
23. 23.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
24. 24.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
25. 25.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
27. 27.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
35. 35.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
36. 36.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought

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