Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 380 · 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.Omkar ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
2. 2.When Dad called, Ira ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.He ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
4. 4.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
5. 5.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
7. 7.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
9. 9.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
10. 10.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
11. 11.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.Aditya ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
15. 15.My parents ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
22. 22.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
23. 23.My sister ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
26. 26.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
27. 27.Ananya ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
28. 28.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.The children ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
39. 39.The students ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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