Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 767 · 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 ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
2. 2.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
6. 6.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
13. 13.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.We ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
15. 15.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
16. 16.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
18. 18.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
19. 19.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
20. 20.When Dad called, Diya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
26. 26.Neel ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
28. 28.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
31. 31.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
32. 32.My friends ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
36. 36.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
38. 38.The students ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown

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