Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 129 · 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, Aarav ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.Aditya ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
8. 8.My sister ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
12. 12.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.I ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
16. 16.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
19. 19.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
22. 22.When Dad called, Tara ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
24. 24.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
25. 25.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
27. 27.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
30. 30.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
31. 31.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
34. 34.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
38. 38.Arjun ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked

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