Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 255 · 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 Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
4. 4.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
5. 5.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
7. 7.Ishaan ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Kavya ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
10. 10.Ishaan ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
11. 11.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.My friends ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
16. 16.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
18. 18.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
20. 20.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
32. 32.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
36. 36.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
37. 37.Sneha ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
38. 38.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
40. 40.Ananya ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked

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