Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 548 · 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, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
6. 6.My brother ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.Meera ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
12. 12.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.The students ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
23. 23.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
24. 24.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
25. 25.The students ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
30. 30.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
34. 34.When Dad called, the students ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
36. 36.By the time we reached, the students ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Karan ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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