Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 962 · 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.Manav ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
4. 4.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
6. 6.My sister ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.The children ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
13. 13.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
19. 19.Karan ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.My parents ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
34. 34.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.My sister ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
37. 37.Karan ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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