Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 954 · 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, you ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
2. 2.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
3. 3.When Dad called, the students ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.Meera ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
6. 6.When Dad called, Ira ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
11. 11.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
13. 13.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
15. 15.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
19. 19.Rahul ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
21. 21.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
22. 22.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
26. 26.By the time we reached, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Arjun ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
35. 35.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
36. 36.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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