Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 686 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
4. 4.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.Ananya ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
7. 7.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
8. 8.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
10. 10.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
11. 11.Kabir ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
12. 12.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
14. 14.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
15. 15.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.Aarav ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
18. 18.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.My cousins ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
24. 24.By the time we reached, Diya ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
27. 27.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
29. 29.He ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.Priya ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
35. 35.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
39. 39.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
40. 40.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written

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