Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 998 · 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, the children ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
3. 3.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
7. 7.By the time we reached, my sister ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
8. 8.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
12. 12.The students ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
13. 13.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.Manav ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
18. 18.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
21. 21.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
22. 22.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
29. 29.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
30. 30.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
33. 33.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
34. 34.By the time we reached, Neel ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
36. 36.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
37. 37.The students ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
39. 39.He ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
40. 40.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring

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