Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 628 · 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 friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, Diya ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.She ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
4. 4.My cousins ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
5. 5.Omkar ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
6. 6.My cousins ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.Rohan ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
11. 11.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
12. 12.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
15. 15.When Dad called, Diya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
19. 19.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
20. 20.Omkar ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
21. 21.He ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
24. 24.The students ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
26. 26.Ananya ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
27. 27.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
31. 31.By the time we reached, Neel ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
33. 33.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
39. 39.Manav ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
40. 40.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted

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