Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 800 · 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, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
4. 4.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
5. 5.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
7. 7.They ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
8. 8.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
10. 10.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
11. 11.By the time we reached, my friends ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
12. 12.She ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
18. 18.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
19. 19.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
20. 20.We ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
22. 22.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
30. 30.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.Myra ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
39. 39.When Dad called, my friends ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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