Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 158 · 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 ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
2. 2.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
4. 4.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
5. 5.My brother ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
8. 8.Aditya ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.The children ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
22. 22.My cousins ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.Omkar ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
29. 29.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
39. 39.We ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
40. 40.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed

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