Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 670 · 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 tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.Rahul ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
9. 9.My parents ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
11. 11.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
12. 12.I ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
13. 13.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
14. 14.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
15. 15.By the time we reached, Neel ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
16. 16.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.He ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
21. 21.Aditya ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
26. 26.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
27. 27.Kabir ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
28. 28.Aisha ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
29. 29.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
30. 30.They ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
31. 31.When Dad called, Manav ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
36. 36.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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