Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 329 · 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, you ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
2. 2.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.My friends ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
5. 5.Aisha ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
6. 6.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
8. 8.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
11. 11.By the time we reached, Neel ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
12. 12.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
15. 15.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
16. 16.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
18. 18.Priya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
19. 19.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
20. 20.Dev ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
24. 24.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
26. 26.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
30. 30.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
31. 31.Priya ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
33. 33.We ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
34. 34.Dev ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
35. 35.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
36. 36.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
37. 37.When Dad called, my parents ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
39. 39.When Dad called, Myra ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.My cousins ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought

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