Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 304 · 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 the guests arrived, Manav ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
2. 2.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
3. 3.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
4. 4.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
6. 6.They ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
7. 7.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
8. 8.The children ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, my parents ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
16. 16.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
17. 17.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.Riya ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
19. 19.Dev ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
27. 27.Aisha ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
29. 29.Zoya ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
33. 33.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
36. 36.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
37. 37.Arjun ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
40. 40.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown

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