Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 479 · 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, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
3. 3.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
6. 6.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
11. 11.She ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
14. 14.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.The children ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
16. 16.We ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
20. 20.By the time we reached, Karan ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
25. 25.Rahul ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
27. 27.When Dad called, Riya ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.Ira ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
32. 32.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
33. 33.She ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
34. 34.Meera ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked

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