Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 262 · 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.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
5. 5.We ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
6. 6.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
9. 9.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
10. 10.Zoya ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
11. 11.My brother ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
12. 12.My sister ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
18. 18.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
19. 19.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
21. 21.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
28. 28.When Dad called, the students ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
34. 34.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
38. 38.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.Diya ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
40. 40.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook

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