Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 135 · 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 Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
2. 2.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
4. 4.My brother ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, the students ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
7. 7.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
9. 9.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
11. 11.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
12. 12.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.My friends ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
16. 16.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
17. 17.My cousins ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
18. 18.Zoya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
19. 19.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My parents ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
27. 27.Manav ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.Kavya ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
31. 31.My brother ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
32. 32.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
35. 35.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
38. 38.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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