Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 464 · 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, Kunal ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.They ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
5. 5.My parents ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
6. 6.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
7. 7.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.Meera ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
9. 9.When Dad called, Dev ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.Ananya ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
11. 11.They ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
14. 14.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
15. 15.My brother ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.Riya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time we reached, Tara ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
22. 22.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
24. 24.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
25. 25.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, Dev ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
32. 32.Kavya ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
33. 33.He ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
34. 34.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
35. 35.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
36. 36.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
39. 39.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Farhan ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced

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