Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 773 · 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 bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
2. 2.By the time we reached, I ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
3. 3.My brother ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
4. 4.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
9. 9.By the time we reached, Manav ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
10. 10.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
11. 11.When Dad called, Meera ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
18. 18.When Dad called, Ira ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
22. 22.My brother ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
23. 23.Meera ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
24. 24.When Dad called, my friends ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
26. 26.Aisha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
27. 27.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
30. 30.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
31. 31.Aditya ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
32. 32.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
35. 35.You ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
38. 38.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
39. 39.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
40. 40.We ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken

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