Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 651 · 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, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
2. 2.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
3. 3.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
4. 4.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My brother ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
10. 10.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
11. 11.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
12. 12.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
16. 16.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
17. 17.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
21. 21.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
24. 24.When Dad called, my friends ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.The children ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
31. 31.When Dad called, Myra ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
33. 33.Yash ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
34. 34.Kunal ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk

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