Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 272 · 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, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
2. 2.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.My friends ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
9. 9.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
10. 10.They ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, Tara ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.Vivaan ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
15. 15.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
17. 17.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
20. 20.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
21. 21.The children ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
23. 23.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
26. 26.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
27. 27.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
30. 30.My sister ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Ira ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Dev ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
37. 37.He ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
38. 38.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
40. 40.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw

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