Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 704 · 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, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, Priya ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
7. 7.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.Ananya ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
10. 10.Dev ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
11. 11.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
12. 12.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
14. 14.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
17. 17.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
18. 18.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
20. 20.I ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
22. 22.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
26. 26.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
27. 27.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
28. 28.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
32. 32.Isha ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
37. 37.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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