Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 446 · 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 Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
2. 2.Isha ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.Ishaan ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, the students ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.Kabir ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
21. 21.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
23. 23.The students ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
28. 28.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.Aarav ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
30. 30.When Dad called, Riya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.Tara ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, Diya ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, my friends ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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