Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 865 · 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, Riya ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
4. 4.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
6. 6.Saanvi ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
7. 7.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.My parents ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
14. 14.My sister ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
23. 23.My friends ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
27. 27.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.My brother ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
31. 31.My sister ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
35. 35.When Dad called, the children ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
40. 40.When Dad called, Tara ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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