Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 909 · 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 the guests arrived, my cousins ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
2. 2.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
3. 3.By the time we reached, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
4. 4.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
5. 5.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
12. 12.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
13. 13.Saanvi ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
19. 19.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
20. 20.When Dad called, Tara ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
24. 24.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
26. 26.Pooja ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
27. 27.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
28. 28.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
32. 32.My parents ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
33. 33.By the time we reached, Priya ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
34. 34.The students ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
37. 37.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant

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