Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 315 · 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, Dev ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
2. 2.Kunal ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
4. 4.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
5. 5.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
6. 6.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
8. 8.Ishaan ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
12. 12.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
13. 13.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
14. 14.We ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
21. 21.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.My sister ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, the children ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
32. 32.My cousins ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
34. 34.Ira ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
35. 35.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
36. 36.Rohan ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
37. 37.You ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
38. 38.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone

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