Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 393 · 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.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
4. 4.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
8. 8.Farhan ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
11. 11.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
12. 12.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
16. 16.By the time we reached, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
19. 19.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
20. 20.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
21. 21.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, Ira ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.My cousins ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
29. 29.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, Riya ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
33. 33.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.Aarav ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
36. 36.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate

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