Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 597 · 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 cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.Rohan ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
4. 4.Rahul ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
5. 5.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
10. 10.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
11. 11.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
13. 13.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
14. 14.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
18. 18.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
19. 19.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
23. 23.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.The students ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.Arjun ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
31. 31.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
33. 33.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
34. 34.Priya ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
37. 37.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
39. 39.By the time we reached, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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