Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 184 · 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, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
4. 4.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
8. 8.My sister ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
10. 10.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
11. 11.Ira ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
12. 12.Rohan ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
13. 13.When Dad called, Myra ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
20. 20.He ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
32. 32.Ananya ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
35. 35.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
37. 37.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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