Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 119 · 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.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
8. 8.When Dad called, Diya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
11. 11.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
14. 14.By the time we reached, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
21. 21.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
22. 22.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
23. 23.Vivaan ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
25. 25.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
26. 26.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
27. 27.Meera ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried

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