Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 968 · 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.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
4. 4.Aarav ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
5. 5.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
8. 8.Omkar ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
9. 9.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
10. 10.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
11. 11.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
12. 12.When Dad called, Ira ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
15. 15.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
16. 16.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
19. 19.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
20. 20.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
25. 25.Ishaan ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
33. 33.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
34. 34.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
36. 36.My brother ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
38. 38.Dev ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
39. 39.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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