Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 151 · 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 we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
6. 6.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
14. 14.My cousins ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
15. 15.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
18. 18.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
22. 22.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
23. 23.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
24. 24.When Dad called, my parents ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.My brother ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
26. 26.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.My parents ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
28. 28.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
29. 29.By the time we reached, Meera ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
37. 37.My sister ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried

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