Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 766 · 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 Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
2. 2.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
3. 3.My brother ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.Vivaan ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
10. 10.They ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.Manav ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
13. 13.My friends ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
16. 16.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
17. 17.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
18. 18.When Dad called, Diya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
22. 22.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) have carried
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
26. 26.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
29. 29.By the time we reached, we ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
32. 32.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.Aarav ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
34. 34.She ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted

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