Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 488 · 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, I ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
6. 6.Isha ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
8. 8.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
9. 9.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.Saanvi ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
11. 11.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
12. 12.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
14. 14.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
20. 20.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
22. 22.The children ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
23. 23.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
24. 24.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
25. 25.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
28. 28.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
35. 35.My brother ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
36. 36.When Dad called, Ira ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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