Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 227 · 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, Karan ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
3. 3.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
7. 7.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.My friends ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
17. 17.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
18. 18.Aarav ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
19. 19.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
24. 24.Tara ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
25. 25.She ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
26. 26.The children ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
28. 28.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
36. 36.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.My brother ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made

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