Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 598 · 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, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
4. 4.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
5. 5.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
6. 6.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
9. 9.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
12. 12.My parents ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Zoya ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
18. 18.My parents ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
19. 19.The children ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
21. 21.Aditya ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
22. 22.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
23. 23.You ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
25. 25.Aditya ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
27. 27.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.Pooja ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
30. 30.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
35. 35.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
38. 38.Priya ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
39. 39.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
40. 40.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook

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