Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 462 · 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 we reached, my friends ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
2. 2.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
5. 5.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
8. 8.Aditya ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.Priya ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.My parents ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
14. 14.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
15. 15.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
17. 17.Pooja ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
19. 19.The students ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
20. 20.Kabir ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
23. 23.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.My brother ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
29. 29.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
30. 30.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
32. 32.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.Farhan ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
36. 36.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
37. 37.My sister ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
39. 39.My parents ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped

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