Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 552 · 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, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
4. 4.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
9. 9.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
10. 10.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.Ananya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
15. 15.Yash ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
16. 16.Vivaan ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
19. 19.Aisha ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
22. 22.You ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
23. 23.Rahul ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
26. 26.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
27. 27.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
33. 33.When Dad called, Manav ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
36. 36.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.My sister ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang

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