Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 96 · 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.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time we reached, my sister ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
15. 15.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
19. 19.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
20. 20.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
21. 21.We ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
22. 22.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
23. 23.When Dad called, Isha ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
26. 26.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.My brother ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
28. 28.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
30. 30.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
31. 31.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
32. 32.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
33. 33.My friends ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
34. 34.My sister ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Saanvi ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
38. 38.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry

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