Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 27 · 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, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
6. 6.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, my parents ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
12. 12.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
13. 13.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.She ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
18. 18.I ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
19. 19.By the time we reached, Ira ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
24. 24.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
25. 25.Zoya ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
30. 30.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, Isha ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
37. 37.Ishaan ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
38. 38.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
39. 39.My sister ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned

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