Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 616 · 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, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
4. 4.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
5. 5.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
7. 7.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.Zoya ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.My cousins ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
14. 14.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
18. 18.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
19. 19.My sister ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
26. 26.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
27. 27.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
32. 32.My brother ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
35. 35.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run

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