Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 640 · 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.You ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
6. 6.Karan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
7. 7.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
8. 8.The students ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
14. 14.By the time we reached, Manav ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
16. 16.When Dad called, my parents ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
18. 18.Rahul ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
19. 19.He ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.Ishaan ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
29. 29.He ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
30. 30.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
32. 32.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
33. 33.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time we reached, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
37. 37.Kunal ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
38. 38.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped

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