Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 655 · 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, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.Rohan ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
9. 9.My sister ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
10. 10.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
11. 11.When Dad called, Ira ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
13. 13.Zoya ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
14. 14.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
15. 15.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
16. 16.By the time we reached, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
17. 17.Pooja ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
18. 18.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Myra ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
25. 25.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
31. 31.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
32. 32.She ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
37. 37.My cousins ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
38. 38.When Dad called, my parents ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
40. 40.By the time we reached, Riya ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study

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