Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 777 · 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, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
11. 11.When Dad called, Dev ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
13. 13.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
14. 14.Ishaan ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
18. 18.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
19. 19.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
21. 21.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
23. 23.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.Diya ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
25. 25.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
26. 26.My cousins ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
40. 40.My sister ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won

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