Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 841 · 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, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
6. 6.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
8. 8.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
9. 9.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
10. 10.By the time we reached, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
11. 11.Myra ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
12. 12.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
13. 13.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
14. 14.Omkar ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
15. 15.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
16. 16.When Dad called, Yash ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
25. 25.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
26. 26.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
29. 29.He ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
32. 32.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
34. 34.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.Vivaan ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, Karan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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