Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 798 · 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 we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
3. 3.By the time we reached, the children ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
5. 5.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
6. 6.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
7. 7.Manav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
10. 10.Zoya ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
13. 13.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
16. 16.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.The students ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
21. 21.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
22. 22.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
23. 23.The students ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
24. 24.Priya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
28. 28.They ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.She ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
32. 32.My friends ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
36. 36.By the time we reached, Manav ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
37. 37.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
39. 39.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.She ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung

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