Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 604 · 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, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
7. 7.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
10. 10.Saanvi ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
11. 11.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time we reached, Manav ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
19. 19.By the time we reached, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
23. 23.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
26. 26.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
27. 27.I ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
30. 30.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
32. 32.Kabir ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
33. 33.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
34. 34.When Dad called, Meera ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.The children ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
38. 38.The students ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.My brother ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought

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