Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 193 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
5. 5.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
6. 6.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
7. 7.Kabir ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
10. 10.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
11. 11.When Dad called, Isha ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
14. 14.They ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
15. 15.By the time we reached, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
16. 16.My brother ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
17. 17.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
18. 18.When Dad called, Riya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
26. 26.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
29. 29.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.The children ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
34. 34.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
40. 40.By the time we reached, they ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn

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