Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 569 · 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.Arjun ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
2. 2.When Dad called, Riya ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.My parents ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
6. 6.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
8. 8.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
9. 9.Diya ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
10. 10.By the time we reached, Priya ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
15. 15.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
16. 16.The children ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
18. 18.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
19. 19.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
21. 21.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
26. 26.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
28. 28.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
30. 30.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
34. 34.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
35. 35.By the time we reached, we ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped

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