Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 789 · 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, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
2. 2.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
7. 7.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
10. 10.Aarav ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.Nisha ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
14. 14.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
15. 15.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
16. 16.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
17. 17.Zoya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
19. 19.Tara ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
22. 22.My sister ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
24. 24.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
29. 29.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
31. 31.Sneha ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
32. 32.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
33. 33.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
37. 37.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
40. 40.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke

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