Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 511 · 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.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
2. 2.Isha ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
3. 3.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
5. 5.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
6. 6.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.My cousins ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
13. 13.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
14. 14.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
15. 15.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
16. 16.The students ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
19. 19.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.Diya ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
22. 22.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
30. 30.The students ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
33. 33.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
34. 34.We ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
35. 35.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
37. 37.When Dad called, Isha ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.He ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
39. 39.Diya ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
40. 40.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum

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