Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 771 · 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 the bell rang, Diya ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.Ishaan ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
7. 7.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
10. 10.Ishaan ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
11. 11.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
15. 15.We ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
16. 16.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.I ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
25. 25.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
26. 26.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
27. 27.By the time we reached, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
28. 28.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
29. 29.Rohan ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
30. 30.Meera ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
31. 31.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
35. 35.He ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written

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