Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 974 · 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 the bell rang, the children ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
10. 10.The children ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, Manav ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
14. 14.When Dad called, my parents ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
20. 20.Omkar ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
21. 21.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.My brother ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
25. 25.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
29. 29.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
30. 30.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
35. 35.My sister ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
37. 37.Kunal ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
38. 38.By the time we reached, my brother ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.I ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang

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