Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 910 · 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 sister ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time we reached, my sister ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
3. 3.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.The children ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
7. 7.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
11. 11.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.Aditya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
19. 19.Kunal ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
22. 22.My sister ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
31. 31.My parents ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
40. 40.By the time we reached, my brother ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study

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