Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 109 · 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 we reached, she ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
2. 2.By the time we reached, Riya ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
3. 3.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
4. 4.He ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
5. 5.Aisha ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
9. 9.My sister ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
12. 12.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
14. 14.By the time we reached, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
15. 15.He ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
18. 18.My sister ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
19. 19.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.The students ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.She ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
25. 25.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
26. 26.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
29. 29.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.Kavya ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
32. 32.By the time we reached, Myra ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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