Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 150 · 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, he ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
3. 3.Aisha ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
8. 8.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
10. 10.They ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
11. 11.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
12. 12.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
14. 14.By the time we reached, my friends ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
15. 15.Pooja ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
16. 16.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
19. 19.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Saanvi ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
26. 26.We ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
28. 28.He ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
37. 37.She ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
40. 40.My sister ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook

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