Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 538 · 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, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
6. 6.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
9. 9.He ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.My cousins ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
13. 13.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
14. 14.Kavya ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
18. 18.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
22. 22.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.My parents ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
27. 27.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
30. 30.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
31. 31.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, Priya ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.My cousins ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance

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