Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 783 · 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, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
2. 2.Priya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
3. 3.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
4. 4.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.The children ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
12. 12.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
13. 13.The students ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
14. 14.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.Meera ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
21. 21.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
22. 22.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
23. 23.Diya ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
24. 24.When Dad called, Yash ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
26. 26.By the time we reached, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
28. 28.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
33. 33.Aisha ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
34. 34.By the time we reached, Yash ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, Tara ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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