Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 348 · 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.Vivaan ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
4. 4.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
6. 6.My sister ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
12. 12.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
15. 15.We ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
16. 16.Ananya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
17. 17.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
19. 19.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
20. 20.Omkar ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
21. 21.Pooja ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
22. 22.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
23. 23.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
26. 26.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
27. 27.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
28. 28.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.My sister ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
32. 32.They ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
35. 35.When Dad called, the students ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.My parents ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
38. 38.Aditya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught

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