Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 949 · 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, the students ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
3. 3.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
7. 7.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
8. 8.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.My sister ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
11. 11.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
12. 12.My brother ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had took
13. 13.My friends ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
14. 14.When Dad called, Myra ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
17. 17.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
18. 18.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
19. 19.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.Sneha ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
22. 22.They ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
23. 23.Rohan ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
24. 24.The children ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
25. 25.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
26. 26.By the time we reached, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
30. 30.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
31. 31.My brother ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.Riya ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
34. 34.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
35. 35.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
36. 36.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
37. 37.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
39. 39.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar