Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 642 · 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, he ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
2. 2.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
3. 3.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
4. 4.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
8. 8.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
9. 9.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
11. 11.Karan ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
12. 12.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
13. 13.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
16. 16.My parents ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
17. 17.When Dad called, Manav ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.My parents ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
20. 20.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
21. 21.I ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
24. 24.Aarav ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
25. 25.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.You ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
36. 36.Myra ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.Pooja ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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