Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 80 · 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.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
4. 4.Kunal ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
8. 8.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
10. 10.When Dad called, Riya ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
18. 18.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
19. 19.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
20. 20.Diya ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.Manav ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
27. 27.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
32. 32.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
34. 34.When Dad called, Neel ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, Meera ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten

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