Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 327 · 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 bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
2. 2.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
3. 3.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
4. 4.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
5. 5.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
7. 7.The students ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
8. 8.Tara ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
10. 10.When Dad called, Diya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
12. 12.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time we reached, Riya ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
14. 14.My brother ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
15. 15.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
19. 19.He ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
22. 22.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
23. 23.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.Vivaan ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
27. 27.My sister ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
33. 33.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
36. 36.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.My friends ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
39. 39.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode

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