Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 733 · 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.Meera ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, she ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.Rahul ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
5. 5.My parents ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
12. 12.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
13. 13.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
15. 15.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
18. 18.The students ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
21. 21.My sister ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
28. 28.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.Pooja ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
32. 32.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
34. 34.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
37. 37.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
39. 39.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
40. 40.When Dad called, Manav ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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