Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 56 · 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.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
8. 8.She ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
14. 14.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
15. 15.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
16. 16.My sister ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
19. 19.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
20. 20.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
22. 22.By the time we reached, Dev ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
25. 25.Kunal ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
26. 26.Aarav ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
27. 27.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
28. 28.When Dad called, Diya ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
30. 30.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
31. 31.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
32. 32.My friends ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
33. 33.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
36. 36.Kabir ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
39. 39.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
40. 40.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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