Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 888 · 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, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
3. 3.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
4. 4.When Dad called, Riya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.Saanvi ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.My cousins ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.Manav ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
12. 12.They ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
13. 13.Dev ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
16. 16.When Dad called, Tara ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
28. 28.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
29. 29.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
33. 33.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
34. 34.Karan ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
37. 37.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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