Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 208 · 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.She ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
3. 3.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
4. 4.My brother ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
5. 5.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
8. 8.My brother ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
9. 9.Ananya ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
10. 10.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
12. 12.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
13. 13.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
14. 14.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
15. 15.Saanvi ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
16. 16.Aisha ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time we reached, Ira ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
20. 20.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, Diya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.Ananya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
23. 23.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
24. 24.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.Kabir ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
28. 28.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
30. 30.My brother ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
31. 31.My friends ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
32. 32.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
33. 33.Neel ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
34. 34.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
35. 35.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
36. 36.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw

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