Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 643 · 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, Kunal ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
2. 2.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
4. 4.When Dad called, the students ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
6. 6.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
7. 7.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
8. 8.Priya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
9. 9.By the time we reached, you ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
10. 10.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.My friends ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
13. 13.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
14. 14.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
16. 16.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time we reached, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
21. 21.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
22. 22.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
24. 24.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
25. 25.They ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
26. 26.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
28. 28.My sister ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
33. 33.My sister ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
34. 34.Pooja ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
38. 38.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
40. 40.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance

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