Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 441 · 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 bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
2. 2.Dev ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
7. 7.My sister ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
8. 8.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.Diya ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
16. 16.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
17. 17.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
21. 21.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
22. 22.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.My friends ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
27. 27.She ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.My sister ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
35. 35.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
36. 36.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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