Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 579 · 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 parents ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
3. 3.My parents ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
5. 5.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time we reached, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
9. 9.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
11. 11.My cousins ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time we reached, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
14. 14.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.Aisha ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
19. 19.When Dad called, my parents ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
21. 21.My parents ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
27. 27.My friends ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
31. 31.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
32. 32.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
35. 35.Kavya ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
36. 36.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
37. 37.My brother ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
38. 38.Myra ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.The children ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned

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