Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 824 · 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, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
4. 4.When Dad called, Ira ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
8. 8.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.Ishaan ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
12. 12.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
20. 20.You ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
22. 22.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
23. 23.Aisha ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
24. 24.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
25. 25.When Dad called, Riya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.My parents ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
28. 28.My brother ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
29. 29.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
31. 31.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
35. 35.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
38. 38.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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