Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 943 · 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, Diya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
4. 4.Ira ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
8. 8.She ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
9. 9.Ira ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
15. 15.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
16. 16.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
19. 19.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.My sister ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
23. 23.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
25. 25.My friends ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
26. 26.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
27. 27.When Dad called, Myra ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.Kabir ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
34. 34.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.My friends ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.My brother ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten

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