Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 956 · 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, Nisha ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
2. 2.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
3. 3.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
12. 12.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
15. 15.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
16. 16.When Dad called, the children ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.They ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
22. 22.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
23. 23.Ira ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
24. 24.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
27. 27.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
31. 31.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.When Dad called, Riya ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.The children ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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