Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 57 · 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.My cousins ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
5. 5.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
8. 8.She ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
13. 13.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
14. 14.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
15. 15.Diya ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
16. 16.We ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
21. 21.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
25. 25.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
31. 31.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
32. 32.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
33. 33.Ishaan ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
37. 37.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time we reached, my parents ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
40. 40.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped

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