Past Perfect Tense Worksheet
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).
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- 1.Meera ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
- 2.By the time we reached, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
- 3.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
- 4.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
- 5.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
- 6.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
- 7.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
- 8.They ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
- 9.Rahul ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
- 10.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
- 11.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
- 12.She ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
- 13.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
- 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
- 15.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
- 16.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) have fed
- 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
- 18.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
- 19.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
- 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
- 21.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
- 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
- 23.When Dad called, the students ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
- 24.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
- 25.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
- 26.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
- 27.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
- 28.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
- 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
- 30.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
- 31.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
- 32.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
- 33.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
- 34.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
- 35.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
- 36.When Dad called, my parents ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
- 37.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
- 38.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
- 39.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
- 40.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
Answer key
- had spoken
- had written
- had climbed
- had thrown
- had cooked
- had run
- had studied
- had baked
- had taken
- had worn
- had
- had drawn
- had sent
- had
- had
- had fed
- had sent
- had
- had cooked
- had
- had drawn
- had eaten
- had
- had
- had gone
- had
- had
- had
- had washed
- had told
- had
- had sent
- had
- had won
- had carried
- had
- had ridden
- had
- had told
- had
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