Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 422 · 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 washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.Arjun ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
4. 4.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
5. 5.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
12. 12.Diya ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
14. 14.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
15. 15.Kabir ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
16. 16.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
18. 18.The children ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.He ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Pooja ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
32. 32.By the time we reached, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
34. 34.My sister ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
35. 35.By the time we reached, the children ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
36. 36.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
37. 37.He ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
38. 38.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
39. 39.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar