Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 981 · 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, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
3. 3.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.My sister ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
10. 10.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
12. 12.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
13. 13.My parents ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
14. 14.Ishaan ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
17. 17.By the time we reached, my sister ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.Aditya ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
21. 21.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
24. 24.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
27. 27.My brother ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
28. 28.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
29. 29.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
30. 30.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.Tara ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
34. 34.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
35. 35.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
36. 36.My parents ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.Dev ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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