Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 599 · 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, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
4. 4.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.Ishaan ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
7. 7.You ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
8. 8.Isha ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
9. 9.She ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
11. 11.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
14. 14.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
18. 18.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
19. 19.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
20. 20.When Dad called, my parents ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
25. 25.My brother ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
28. 28.My sister ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.My parents ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
37. 37.Priya ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken

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