Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 622 · 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 the guests arrived, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
2. 2.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.Diya ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
10. 10.When Dad called, my parents ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
12. 12.By the time we reached, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
13. 13.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
15. 15.The children ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
16. 16.Tara ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
18. 18.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
22. 22.The students ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
28. 28.The children ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
29. 29.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
30. 30.When Dad called, Isha ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked

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