Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 913 · 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 Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Aisha ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
7. 7.My brother ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.Yash ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
16. 16.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
17. 17.Kabir ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
19. 19.By the time we reached, they ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.My cousins ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
25. 25.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
27. 27.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
28. 28.My sister ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
29. 29.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, Isha ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.Ananya ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
35. 35.My sister ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Priya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, Tara ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
39. 39.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study

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