Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 463 · 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.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
4. 4.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
6. 6.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
7. 7.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.Meera ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
10. 10.Aditya ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
16. 16.When Dad called, Diya ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
19. 19.Tara ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
20. 20.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
22. 22.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
23. 23.She ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
25. 25.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
28. 28.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
29. 29.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
30. 30.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
33. 33.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
34. 34.I ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
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.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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