Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 69 · 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, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
3. 3.My brother ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
7. 7.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
8. 8.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
9. 9.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
15. 15.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
16. 16.By the time we reached, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
18. 18.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
20. 20.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Meera ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
27. 27.My cousins ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.Arjun ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
37. 37.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
38. 38.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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