Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 17 · 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.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
9. 9.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
14. 14.When Dad called, Tara ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
17. 17.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
18. 18.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
19. 19.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
22. 22.The children ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
23. 23.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
29. 29.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
30. 30.Aarav ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
33. 33.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
34. 34.Ira ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
36. 36.Isha ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
37. 37.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
38. 38.She ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown

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