Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 131 · 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, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
4. 4.My friends ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
10. 10.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
12. 12.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
14. 14.I ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
15. 15.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
16. 16.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
17. 17.Rahul ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Yash ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.They ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, the children ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
36. 36.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
40. 40.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken

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