Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 916 · 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 ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
2. 2.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
3. 3.The students ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
4. 4.Manav ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
6. 6.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
12. 12.I ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
13. 13.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
14. 14.Pooja ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
16. 16.Ananya ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
22. 22.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
23. 23.Aditya ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, Priya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
29. 29.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
30. 30.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
31. 31.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
33. 33.When Dad called, the students ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
36. 36.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.Zoya ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told

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