Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 204 · 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.Priya ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
2. 2.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
5. 5.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
7. 7.Farhan ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
8. 8.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
14. 14.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
16. 16.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
17. 17.By the time we reached, Ira ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.My parents ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time we reached, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time we reached, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
32. 32.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
33. 33.My sister ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
36. 36.They ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
37. 37.Vivaan ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written

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