Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 470 · 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, you ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
3. 3.He ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
4. 4.Diya ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
5. 5.When Dad called, the students ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, Isha ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Isha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.Rahul ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.My cousins ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
27. 27.When Dad called, Neel ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) have fed
31. 31.Aditya ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
33. 33.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
37. 37.They ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
38. 38.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried

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