Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 908 · 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, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
2. 2.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.He ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
4. 4.They ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
5. 5.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
7. 7.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
9. 9.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
15. 15.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
17. 17.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
18. 18.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
23. 23.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
27. 27.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
29. 29.Rohan ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
31. 31.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
32. 32.Karan ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
34. 34.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
35. 35.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
37. 37.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned

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