Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 737 · 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.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
4. 4.My sister ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
6. 6.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
10. 10.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
13. 13.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
16. 16.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
17. 17.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
18. 18.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
22. 22.When Dad called, Neel ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.My brother ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
24. 24.Meera ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
25. 25.The children ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.My friends ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
35. 35.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
36. 36.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
38. 38.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
39. 39.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
40. 40.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run

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