Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 674 · 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.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.She ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.Ananya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
7. 7.Ira ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
9. 9.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
10. 10.My friends ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
11. 11.Dev ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
12. 12.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
13. 13.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
14. 14.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
17. 17.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
18. 18.My brother ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
19. 19.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
33. 33.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
36. 36.Rahul ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
37. 37.Aarav ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
40. 40.By the time we reached, the students ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam

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