Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 284 · 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, Aditya ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
2. 2.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
3. 3.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.My cousins ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
15. 15.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
17. 17.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
21. 21.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
22. 22.Karan ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
24. 24.My cousins ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
25. 25.She ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
26. 26.My brother ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
32. 32.The children ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
38. 38.Ira ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
39. 39.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
40. 40.My sister ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog

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