Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 895 · 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, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
2. 2.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
4. 4.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
6. 6.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
7. 7.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
8. 8.Kunal ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
9. 9.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.My sister ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
15. 15.He ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
16. 16.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
17. 17.Saanvi ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
22. 22.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
23. 23.We ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
24. 24.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
26. 26.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
27. 27.My brother ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
28. 28.Kavya ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
30. 30.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
32. 32.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Aditya ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
34. 34.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
35. 35.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.She ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew

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