Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 531 · 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 ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
2. 2.Pooja ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.She ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
5. 5.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
8. 8.She ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
18. 18.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.They ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
32. 32.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
33. 33.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
37. 37.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
38. 38.When Dad called, Manav ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, the students ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown

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