Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 732 · 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, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
6. 6.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
10. 10.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
11. 11.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
14. 14.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
15. 15.Sneha ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
16. 16.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
18. 18.By the time we reached, Tara ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
22. 22.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Karan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
27. 27.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
31. 31.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, Neel ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
36. 36.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
38. 38.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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