Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 281 · 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 we reached, my sister ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.I ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.My friends ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
15. 15.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
21. 21.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.Pooja ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
26. 26.I ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
27. 27.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
28. 28.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
29. 29.Diya ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
30. 30.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.My brother ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
35. 35.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
36. 36.By the time we reached, the children ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
40. 40.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught

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