Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 15 · 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, Yash ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
3. 3.When Dad called, Isha ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, Karan ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
7. 7.Arjun ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
10. 10.She ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
11. 11.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
12. 12.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
13. 13.He ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
14. 14.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
16. 16.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
19. 19.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
21. 21.The children ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
22. 22.Riya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
24. 24.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
25. 25.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
26. 26.My cousins ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
27. 27.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, Diya ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
34. 34.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
37. 37.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Myra ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
40. 40.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought

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