Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 472 · 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.Sneha ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
4. 4.Farhan ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
5. 5.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
6. 6.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
7. 7.Kavya ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
10. 10.When Dad called, Meera ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.My parents ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
12. 12.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.Ishaan ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
19. 19.Meera ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
20. 20.Rohan ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
21. 21.When Dad called, Neel ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
23. 23.Kunal ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
27. 27.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
31. 31.The children ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
32. 32.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
34. 34.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
36. 36.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore

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