Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 698 · 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 watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
4. 4.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
6. 6.You ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
7. 7.When Dad called, Isha ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.Dev ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
17. 17.Saanvi ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
25. 25.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
26. 26.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
35. 35.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
36. 36.When Dad called, Karan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.The children ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
38. 38.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied

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