Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 288 · 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 we reached, they ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
2. 2.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
3. 3.By the time we reached, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
4. 4.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
6. 6.My parents ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
14. 14.When Dad called, my parents ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
18. 18.By the time we reached, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
19. 19.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
21. 21.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
25. 25.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
27. 27.Diya ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
28. 28.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
29. 29.The children ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
31. 31.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
32. 32.When Dad called, Isha ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Aarav ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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