Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 983 · 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, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.He ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
4. 4.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
7. 7.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
18. 18.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.Aditya ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
23. 23.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
26. 26.My brother ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
29. 29.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
34. 34.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.She ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
38. 38.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
40. 40.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried

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