Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 869 · 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, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
4. 4.My cousins ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.Karan ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
17. 17.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
19. 19.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
22. 22.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
24. 24.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
25. 25.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
26. 26.My brother ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
28. 28.Myra ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
29. 29.My cousins ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.My brother ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
34. 34.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
35. 35.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
36. 36.Rahul ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
37. 37.You ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught

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