Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 192 · 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.Ira ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
5. 5.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
7. 7.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
13. 13.When Dad called, the children ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, Isha ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.My sister ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
18. 18.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
19. 19.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
20. 20.Manav ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
22. 22.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
23. 23.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
24. 24.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
30. 30.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
33. 33.She ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
34. 34.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
36. 36.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
40. 40.By the time we reached, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk

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