Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 584 · 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.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
2. 2.The students ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
8. 8.Meera ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
9. 9.When Dad called, Riya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
12. 12.By the time we reached, she ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.My sister ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
16. 16.Vivaan ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
17. 17.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
18. 18.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
20. 20.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
21. 21.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
23. 23.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
24. 24.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
29. 29.When Dad called, the children ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.He ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
32. 32.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.They ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown

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