Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 437 · 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 we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
3. 3.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
4. 4.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
5. 5.By the time we reached, Manav ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
6. 6.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
7. 7.My cousins ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
10. 10.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
14. 14.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
16. 16.When Dad called, Diya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
20. 20.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
24. 24.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
25. 25.The students ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
26. 26.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
27. 27.When Dad called, the students ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
32. 32.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
38. 38.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
39. 39.My parents ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
40. 40.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant

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