Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 167 · 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.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
2. 2.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
3. 3.My sister ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
8. 8.They ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, Riya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
12. 12.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
13. 13.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
14. 14.When Dad called, Manav ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Isha ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.Diya ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
19. 19.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
26. 26.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
30. 30.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
31. 31.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
32. 32.Kunal ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
37. 37.My parents ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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