Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 879 · 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, my friends ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time we reached, my sister ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
6. 6.By the time we reached, Dev ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.My friends ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
11. 11.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
12. 12.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
29. 29.Ananya ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
30. 30.Neel ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Myra ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
35. 35.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
38. 38.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
39. 39.The children ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
40. 40.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten

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