Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 693 · 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.My brother ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
9. 9.My sister ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
10. 10.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.Isha ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
16. 16.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
31. 31.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
32. 32.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
34. 34.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
39. 39.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
40. 40.By the time we reached, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn

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