Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 928 · 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, Priya ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
2. 2.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
4. 4.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
5. 5.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
10. 10.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.My friends ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
13. 13.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
16. 16.They ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
17. 17.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
18. 18.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
19. 19.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
24. 24.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
25. 25.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
29. 29.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
31. 31.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
33. 33.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
34. 34.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
35. 35.The students ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
36. 36.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.He ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
40. 40.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn

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