Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 324 · 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 guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.Ira ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
5. 5.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
8. 8.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
9. 9.My sister ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
13. 13.When Dad called, Meera ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
19. 19.My brother ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
25. 25.Meera ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
27. 27.Vivaan ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
28. 28.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, the students ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.My sister ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
37. 37.My friends ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
38. 38.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
39. 39.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
40. 40.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate

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