Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 657 · 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.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Sneha ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
5. 5.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
6. 6.The children ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
7. 7.Isha ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
8. 8.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
10. 10.My brother ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
14. 14.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
15. 15.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
17. 17.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
21. 21.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
22. 22.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
24. 24.They ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
25. 25.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
26. 26.Ira ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
27. 27.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.Kabir ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
31. 31.When Dad called, Yash ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
33. 33.My brother ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
38. 38.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
40. 40.My friends ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned

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