Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 546 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
3. 3.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
4. 4.By the time we reached, the children ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
5. 5.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
6. 6.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
7. 7.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
8. 8.Tara ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
10. 10.My sister ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
12. 12.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
14. 14.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
16. 16.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
17. 17.Aditya ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
19. 19.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
20. 20.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
22. 22.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
23. 23.Riya ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
24. 24.By the time we reached, Priya ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ to school. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
37. 37.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
38. 38.My sister ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
39. 39.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
40. 40.The children ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken

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