Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 428 · 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, the students ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
3. 3.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
4. 4.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
5. 5.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
6. 6.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
9. 9.My sister ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
14. 14.Aditya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
15. 15.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
16. 16.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
19. 19.When Dad called, the students ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.The students ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
21. 21.My friends ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.My brother ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
24. 24.When Dad called, Manav ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
26. 26.Ananya ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
29. 29.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
30. 30.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
32. 32.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
33. 33.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
35. 35.The students ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
36. 36.Kunal ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
39. 39.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted

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