Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 182 · 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, Nisha ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
5. 5.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
11. 11.Zoya ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time we reached, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
27. 27.By the time we reached, they ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.She ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.They ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
39. 39.Nisha ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought

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