Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 5 · 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, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.Aditya ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
5. 5.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
9. 9.My cousins ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
10. 10.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
12. 12.Kunal ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
13. 13.When Dad called, my friends ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
17. 17.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
23. 23.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, Meera ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
29. 29.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
32. 32.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
33. 33.My sister ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
34. 34.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
37. 37.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
39. 39.Kabir ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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