Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 966 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
3. 3.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
4. 4.When Dad called, Dev ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
8. 8.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
9. 9.My sister ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
11. 11.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
13. 13.Zoya ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
14. 14.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
20. 20.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
21. 21.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
22. 22.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
23. 23.My brother ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
24. 24.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
25. 25.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
26. 26.My sister ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.My brother ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
37. 37.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
39. 39.I ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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