Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 957 · 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, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
4. 4.By the time we reached, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
5. 5.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
11. 11.He ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
13. 13.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
15. 15.They ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
16. 16.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
17. 17.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
18. 18.My cousins ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
19. 19.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
22. 22.My brother ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
23. 23.Kabir ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
24. 24.Neel ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
29. 29.Diya ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
35. 35.By the time we reached, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
36. 36.By the time we reached, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
37. 37.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went

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