Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 291 · 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, she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
2. 2.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
7. 7.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
8. 8.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
9. 9.I ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
10. 10.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
11. 11.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
12. 12.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
13. 13.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
17. 17.Sneha ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
30. 30.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
31. 31.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
32. 32.She ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
33. 33.Riya ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.Ananya ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
37. 37.The students ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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