Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 769 · 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, she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
3. 3.My sister ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
4. 4.My parents ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
5. 5.Tara ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
9. 9.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.My brother ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
11. 11.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.My brother ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
17. 17.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
18. 18.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
19. 19.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
22. 22.Saanvi ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
23. 23.When Dad called, Meera ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.Aditya ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
25. 25.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
27. 27.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.The children ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
34. 34.When Dad called, my parents ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden

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