Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 707 · 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.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
4. 4.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
5. 5.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.Dev ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
8. 8.By the time we reached, the children ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
11. 11.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
14. 14.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
15. 15.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
16. 16.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
18. 18.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
19. 19.My cousins ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
22. 22.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
23. 23.He ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
29. 29.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
30. 30.The students ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
31. 31.My cousins ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
33. 33.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
34. 34.When Dad called, Neel ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
38. 38.My brother ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
39. 39.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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