Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 505 · 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, he ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
2. 2.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
3. 3.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
5. 5.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
9. 9.My sister ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
10. 10.Kabir ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
12. 12.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
15. 15.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.Yash ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
19. 19.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
20. 20.Kavya ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
21. 21.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
23. 23.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
24. 24.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
26. 26.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.You ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
28. 28.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
31. 31.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
32. 32.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
36. 36.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
37. 37.When Dad called, Karan ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.Ananya ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed

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