Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 399 · 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 ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
2. 2.Tara ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
4. 4.The students ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
5. 5.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
6. 6.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
7. 7.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
8. 8.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
11. 11.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.Kabir ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.Ananya ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
18. 18.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
23. 23.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
27. 27.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
31. 31.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
32. 32.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
35. 35.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
36. 36.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
39. 39.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
40. 40.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned

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