Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 764 · 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, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
2. 2.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
4. 4.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
8. 8.Ananya ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
11. 11.Vivaan ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
13. 13.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
14. 14.My brother ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
17. 17.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.He ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
23. 23.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
26. 26.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
30. 30.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
31. 31.Riya ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
37. 37.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
39. 39.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed

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