Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 587 · 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.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
4. 4.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
5. 5.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
6. 6.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
7. 7.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
8. 8.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
10. 10.By the time we reached, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
11. 11.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
12. 12.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
14. 14.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
15. 15.Kavya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
20. 20.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
23. 23.Zoya ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.Kunal ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.Farhan ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
28. 28.The children ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
30. 30.When Dad called, Manav ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.Kabir ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
36. 36.Sneha ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.Kabir ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried

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