Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 914 · 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 bell rang, Meera ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
8. 8.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
12. 12.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
16. 16.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
17. 17.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
19. 19.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
21. 21.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
22. 22.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
24. 24.Nisha ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
28. 28.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
29. 29.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
30. 30.She ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
33. 33.When Dad called, Tara ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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