Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 64 · 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.Rohan ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
3. 3.Yash ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
4. 4.The children ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
5. 5.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
6. 6.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
9. 9.My sister ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
12. 12.Nisha ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
13. 13.The students ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
14. 14.He ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
17. 17.Priya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
22. 22.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
24. 24.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.Priya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
30. 30.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
35. 35.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
37. 37.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
38. 38.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
40. 40.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won

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