Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 559 · 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.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
4. 4.I ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
6. 6.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
7. 7.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
8. 8.My friends ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
11. 11.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
18. 18.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
19. 19.When Dad called, Yash ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
21. 21.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.Dev ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
26. 26.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
29. 29.Kabir ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
30. 30.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.My friends ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
36. 36.My sister ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
37. 37.By the time we reached, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.Karan ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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