Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 438 · 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, the children ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
2. 2.By the time we reached, my sister ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Kunal ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
8. 8.We ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
11. 11.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
18. 18.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
19. 19.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My parents ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
22. 22.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
23. 23.When Dad called, the children ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
29. 29.When Dad called, Diya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
31. 31.Rahul ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
32. 32.Diya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
33. 33.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
37. 37.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown

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