Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 609 · 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 we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
2. 2.She ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, he ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
8. 8.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
11. 11.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
17. 17.My parents ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
20. 20.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
23. 23.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
25. 25.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
30. 30.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
31. 31.My cousins ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
35. 35.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought

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