Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 776 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
2. 2.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.Ishaan ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
6. 6.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
7. 7.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
8. 8.My brother ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
9. 9.When Dad called, Manav ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.Diya ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
13. 13.When Dad called, Priya ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
16. 16.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.Rahul ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
25. 25.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
26. 26.The children ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
30. 30.Rohan ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.Arjun ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
39. 39.Meera ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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