Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 249 · 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, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
3. 3.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
4. 4.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
6. 6.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
24. 24.My sister ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
25. 25.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.Rohan ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
29. 29.Vivaan ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
34. 34.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
36. 36.They ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
38. 38.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
39. 39.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
40. 40.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought

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