Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 932 · 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, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
3. 3.Sneha ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
4. 4.Dev ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
5. 5.My sister ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.They ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
8. 8.The students ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
12. 12.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
14. 14.Sneha ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
16. 16.My friends ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
21. 21.By the time we reached, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
23. 23.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
25. 25.My friends ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
26. 26.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
29. 29.By the time we reached, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
31. 31.My brother ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
32. 32.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
33. 33.By the time we reached, Karan ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
37. 37.When Dad called, the students ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
39. 39.When Dad called, Ira ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake

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