Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 507 · 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, Rohan ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.My parents ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
4. 4.The students ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
5. 5.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
6. 6.He ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
7. 7.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
8. 8.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
18. 18.My sister ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
19. 19.By the time we reached, Diya ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
20. 20.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
21. 21.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
23. 23.By the time we reached, Riya ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
25. 25.My sister ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
28. 28.My parents ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
29. 29.My parents ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
31. 31.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
32. 32.Karan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
33. 33.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
34. 34.Vivaan ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
38. 38.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
39. 39.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win

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