Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 253 · 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, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
2. 2.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
4. 4.Rohan ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
5. 5.He ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
8. 8.My parents ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
9. 9.Meera ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.Ishaan ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
22. 22.My brother ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
28. 28.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
35. 35.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
38. 38.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
40. 40.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged

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