Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 919 · 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, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, the students ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
7. 7.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
9. 9.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
10. 10.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
12. 12.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
20. 20.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
22. 22.The children ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
26. 26.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.Dev ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
30. 30.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
33. 33.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
37. 37.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
38. 38.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
39. 39.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played

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