Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 862 · 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.Aditya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
2. 2.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
4. 4.When Dad called, Meera ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
6. 6.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.My brother ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
11. 11.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
12. 12.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
13. 13.Isha ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
14. 14.Aarav ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
15. 15.Neel ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
16. 16.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
19. 19.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
20. 20.She ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
22. 22.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
23. 23.My brother ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
27. 27.When Dad called, the students ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
34. 34.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
39. 39.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
40. 40.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought

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