Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 705 · 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, Aarav ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
10. 10.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
11. 11.Zoya ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
14. 14.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
15. 15.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
18. 18.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
21. 21.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.My friends ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
28. 28.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
29. 29.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
30. 30.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
36. 36.My cousins ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
38. 38.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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