Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 75 · 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) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.My brother ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
11. 11.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.Tara ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.They ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
17. 17.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
28. 28.Rahul ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
30. 30.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
31. 31.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.Manav ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.Aisha ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
35. 35.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
37. 37.Tara ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
39. 39.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn

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