Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 750 · 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, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
2. 2.By the time we reached, she ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
3. 3.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
4. 4.Aditya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
6. 6.The children ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
7. 7.My sister ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
9. 9.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
11. 11.Diya ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.My friends ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.Priya ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
23. 23.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
24. 24.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
27. 27.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
29. 29.Karan ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
30. 30.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
31. 31.When Dad called, my friends ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.My friends ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
35. 35.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
36. 36.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
38. 38.My brother ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
40. 40.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung

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