Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 367 · 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.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Kabir ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
5. 5.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
10. 10.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
11. 11.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
13. 13.Karan ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
15. 15.The students ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
16. 16.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
17. 17.My sister ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
18. 18.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
19. 19.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.My parents ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
21. 21.Karan ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
24. 24.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
25. 25.My brother ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
26. 26.We ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
27. 27.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
28. 28.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
29. 29.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
30. 30.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
31. 31.My brother ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
33. 33.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
34. 34.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
38. 38.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
39. 39.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked

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