Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 493 · 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, Farhan ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.Kavya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
5. 5.Sneha ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
6. 6.My sister ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
8. 8.My brother ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
11. 11.When Dad called, Manav ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, Tara ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
19. 19.He ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
20. 20.We ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
21. 21.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
24. 24.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
25. 25.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
28. 28.Myra ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
29. 29.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.My brother ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
35. 35.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
38. 38.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged

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