Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 492 · 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 cousins ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
6. 6.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
8. 8.My cousins ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.Tara ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.My sister ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
18. 18.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
19. 19.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
20. 20.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
22. 22.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
25. 25.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
36. 36.Aditya ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
38. 38.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
39. 39.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
40. 40.Myra ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran

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