Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 360 · 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, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.She ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
14. 14.When Dad called, Priya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
24. 24.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
25. 25.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.Isha ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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