Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 146 · 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 the guests arrived, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
2. 2.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
5. 5.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Tara ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.Farhan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
9. 9.I ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
10. 10.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
11. 11.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
18. 18.My brother ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
23. 23.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Ananya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
26. 26.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
27. 27.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
28. 28.When Dad called, my friends ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
31. 31.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
32. 32.The children ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.When Dad called, Isha ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
39. 39.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought

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