Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 807 · 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, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
2. 2.Rahul ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
3. 3.By the time we reached, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
4. 4.He ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
5. 5.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
7. 7.When Dad called, Ira ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
9. 9.Rahul ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.Zoya ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
12. 12.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
13. 13.Kabir ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
14. 14.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
15. 15.When Dad called, Isha ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.Pooja ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
17. 17.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
18. 18.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
19. 19.My sister ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
22. 22.My sister ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.I ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
27. 27.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.Tara ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
30. 30.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.My brother ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch

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