Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 1 · 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) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
5. 5.Vivaan ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, Karan ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
10. 10.My cousins ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
11. 11.When Dad called, Neel ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.Nisha ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
22. 22.Neel ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
23. 23.My brother ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
24. 24.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
27. 27.By the time we reached, the students ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
28. 28.Kunal ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
29. 29.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, Isha ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
33. 33.Myra ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
34. 34.Vivaan ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
35. 35.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
38. 38.They ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
39. 39.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn

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