Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 718 · 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 Mum came home, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
3. 3.They ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
4. 4.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.Zoya ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
9. 9.Kabir ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
12. 12.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
25. 25.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
26. 26.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
28. 28.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
30. 30.Priya ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
31. 31.They ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
32. 32.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
33. 33.Omkar ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.Rohan ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
40. 40.Nisha ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap

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