Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 745 · 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, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
8. 8.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
13. 13.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
14. 14.When Dad called, Riya ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
16. 16.By the time we reached, my friends ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
17. 17.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
19. 19.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
21. 21.Dev ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.My brother ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
26. 26.My brother ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
27. 27.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
32. 32.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
33. 33.My parents ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.My parents ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
38. 38.We ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
39. 39.My brother ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke

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