Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 484 · 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 the guests arrived, Aisha ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
2. 2.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
4. 4.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
5. 5.The children ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
6. 6.Aarav ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
7. 7.My brother ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
8. 8.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
10. 10.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
12. 12.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
13. 13.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, my parents ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.Ishaan ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
20. 20.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
21. 21.When Dad called, Manav ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
27. 27.By the time we reached, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
28. 28.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.The children ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
35. 35.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
39. 39.They ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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