Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 180 · 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.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
12. 12.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
20. 20.Yash ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
27. 27.By the time we reached, Diya ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
29. 29.Kunal ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
32. 32.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
37. 37.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run

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