Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 716 · 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.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
2. 2.Meera ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
5. 5.Ishaan ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
7. 7.My cousins ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
8. 8.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
9. 9.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
10. 10.My sister ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
13. 13.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.She ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.Aditya ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
23. 23.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
24. 24.I ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.Manav ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
29. 29.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
30. 30.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
31. 31.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
32. 32.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
33. 33.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken

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