Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 468 · 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 we reached, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
2. 2.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
4. 4.Isha ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
5. 5.When Dad called, Dev ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
9. 9.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
10. 10.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
11. 11.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
15. 15.My sister ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
18. 18.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
20. 20.Ananya ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
21. 21.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
22. 22.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
23. 23.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
25. 25.My cousins ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
32. 32.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
37. 37.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
38. 38.When Dad called, Ira ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
40. 40.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told

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