Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 547 · 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.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
2. 2.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
3. 3.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
5. 5.By the time we reached, Myra ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
7. 7.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
8. 8.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
9. 9.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
10. 10.I ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
13. 13.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
14. 14.Kunal ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
15. 15.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
16. 16.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
20. 20.When Dad called, Isha ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
26. 26.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
31. 31.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
32. 32.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
33. 33.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
34. 34.My brother ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried

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