Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 84 · 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, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
9. 9.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
13. 13.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.Rohan ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
15. 15.When Dad called, Ira ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
17. 17.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
21. 21.My parents ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
23. 23.Aisha ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
24. 24.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
26. 26.By the time we reached, my brother ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
31. 31.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
32. 32.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
35. 35.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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