Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 912 · 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, Aditya ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
6. 6.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
16. 16.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
17. 17.Vivaan ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
18. 18.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
19. 19.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
23. 23.My parents ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
26. 26.My sister ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.Kabir ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
30. 30.My cousins ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
31. 31.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.The students ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
35. 35.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
36. 36.When Dad called, Isha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
38. 38.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten

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