Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 936 · 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 we reached, he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
3. 3.Sneha ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
4. 4.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
5. 5.Rahul ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
6. 6.My sister ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
10. 10.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
11. 11.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
12. 12.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
16. 16.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
17. 17.By the time we reached, Ira ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
18. 18.Tara ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
20. 20.Rohan ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
21. 21.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.Kabir ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
23. 23.Neel ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
24. 24.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
26. 26.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
30. 30.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
32. 32.We ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
33. 33.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
39. 39.When Dad called, Tara ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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