Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 485 · 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, Kavya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.Ananya ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
6. 6.They ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
7. 7.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
9. 9.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
10. 10.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
18. 18.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
19. 19.My brother ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
20. 20.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
21. 21.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
24. 24.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
25. 25.My brother ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
26. 26.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
29. 29.The children ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
32. 32.My cousins ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
33. 33.He ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
34. 34.Pooja ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
38. 38.By the time we reached, the children ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
40. 40.Vivaan ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made

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