Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 650 · 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, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
2. 2.They ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.The children ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
13. 13.Rahul ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
14. 14.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
15. 15.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.My brother ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
20. 20.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
22. 22.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
24. 24.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
25. 25.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
27. 27.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
29. 29.When Dad called, Isha ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
35. 35.Kabir ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, Neel ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
40. 40.Aarav ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied

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