Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 465 · 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 the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time we reached, Diya ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
12. 12.My cousins ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
21. 21.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
27. 27.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
32. 32.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
34. 34.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
35. 35.When Dad called, Karan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown

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