Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 38 · 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, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
3. 3.You ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, Manav ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
10. 10.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
11. 11.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
14. 14.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
15. 15.Vivaan ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
18. 18.Pooja ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
21. 21.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.Kabir ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
25. 25.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.Riya ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
37. 37.The students ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
39. 39.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
40. 40.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built

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