Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 991 · 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 the bell rang, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
2. 2.He ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
3. 3.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
4. 4.By the time we reached, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
8. 8.By the time we reached, my friends ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
9. 9.My friends ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
10. 10.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.Omkar ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
19. 19.Yash ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
22. 22.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.Arjun ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
27. 27.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
28. 28.Tara ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
29. 29.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
31. 31.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
34. 34.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
35. 35.My brother ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
37. 37.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
38. 38.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
39. 39.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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