Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 654 · 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.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
3. 3.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
4. 4.Kabir ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
6. 6.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
9. 9.Omkar ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
10. 10.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
13. 13.Kabir ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
14. 14.My parents ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
17. 17.My brother ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
20. 20.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
21. 21.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
23. 23.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
30. 30.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
32. 32.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
33. 33.Arjun ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
34. 34.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
35. 35.Neel ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, Tara ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
40. 40.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone

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