Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 442 · 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, Rahul ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
2. 2.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
3. 3.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
4. 4.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
8. 8.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
9. 9.Omkar ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
16. 16.Aisha ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.My cousins ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
19. 19.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
21. 21.Rahul ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
22. 22.My brother ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
23. 23.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
24. 24.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
25. 25.They ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
26. 26.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, Meera ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
33. 33.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
34. 34.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
35. 35.When Dad called, the children ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
37. 37.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
38. 38.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn

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