Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 361 · 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, the students ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.My brother ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
10. 10.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
12. 12.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
16. 16.You ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
25. 25.Manav ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
27. 27.Priya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
28. 28.Aditya ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
35. 35.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.The students ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
40. 40.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk

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