Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 540 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
5. 5.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
8. 8.The students ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
12. 12.When Dad called, Neel ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
14. 14.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.He ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
19. 19.Farhan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
21. 21.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
22. 22.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
25. 25.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
26. 26.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.My brother ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
28. 28.Diya ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
30. 30.Arjun ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
37. 37.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook

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