Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 127 · 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, Manav ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
3. 3.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
4. 4.My friends ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
7. 7.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
9. 9.Priya ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
15. 15.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
16. 16.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
17. 17.The students ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
20. 20.My brother ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
21. 21.When Dad called, Diya ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
25. 25.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.Aisha ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
29. 29.When Dad called, Isha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.Arjun ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
34. 34.My friends ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
35. 35.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
40. 40.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made

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