Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 89 · 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.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.They ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
5. 5.My cousins ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
6. 6.Manav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
10. 10.Yash ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
11. 11.When Dad called, Priya ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
17. 17.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
18. 18.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
19. 19.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
26. 26.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.My parents ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.Neel ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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