Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 111 · 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, they ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
2. 2.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
3. 3.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
4. 4.Yash ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
5. 5.Riya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
6. 6.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
7. 7.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
9. 9.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
10. 10.When Dad called, Tara ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.Aisha ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
13. 13.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
14. 14.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
16. 16.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
17. 17.The children ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
18. 18.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
19. 19.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
20. 20.Vivaan ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.My brother ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
25. 25.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, Manav ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, Priya ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
33. 33.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
35. 35.Nisha ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
36. 36.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
37. 37.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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