Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 33 · 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.They ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
2. 2.Kunal ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.Ira ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
12. 12.Kavya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
13. 13.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
15. 15.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
21. 21.She ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
22. 22.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
27. 27.When Dad called, Ira ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
30. 30.My cousins ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
32. 32.When Dad called, Neel ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.My cousins ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
37. 37.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
38. 38.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
39. 39.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
40. 40.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone

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