Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 174 · 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 Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Aarav ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
5. 5.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
7. 7.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
8. 8.Rohan ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
9. 9.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
11. 11.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
15. 15.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
16. 16.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
23. 23.I ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
24. 24.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
25. 25.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
26. 26.The children ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
27. 27.My sister ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
29. 29.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
35. 35.When Dad called, the children ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
39. 39.Dev ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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