Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 620 · 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 the bell rang, my sister ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
4. 4.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
8. 8.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
11. 11.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
14. 14.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
16. 16.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
17. 17.Aditya ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
19. 19.Pooja ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
22. 22.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
23. 23.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
24. 24.Isha ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
26. 26.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
27. 27.When Dad called, Isha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
30. 30.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
31. 31.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
32. 32.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
33. 33.When Dad called, Yash ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.He ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.Tara ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
39. 39.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
40. 40.Dev ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced

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