Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 474 · 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.Priya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
4. 4.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.I ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
9. 9.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
10. 10.When Dad called, Manav ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
12. 12.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
13. 13.When Dad called, the students ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
15. 15.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
16. 16.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.My sister ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.Aarav ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
26. 26.The children ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
27. 27.Kunal ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
28. 28.Tara ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
35. 35.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
37. 37.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time we reached, the students ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
39. 39.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed

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