Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 806 · 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.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
2. 2.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
4. 4.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
5. 5.You ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
8. 8.When Dad called, Myra ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
10. 10.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
13. 13.Myra ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
14. 14.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
15. 15.Manav ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
17. 17.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
19. 19.Manav ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
23. 23.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
29. 29.Tara ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
30. 30.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
34. 34.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone

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