Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 683 · 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, Saanvi ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
3. 3.Zoya ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
5. 5.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.He ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
9. 9.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
14. 14.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
20. 20.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
21. 21.My brother ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
24. 24.My parents ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
25. 25.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
32. 32.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
33. 33.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.Ishaan ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
36. 36.Kabir ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
40. 40.By the time we reached, the children ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told

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