Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 782 · 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, the children ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
4. 4.The students ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
6. 6.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
14. 14.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
15. 15.Ananya ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
19. 19.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
21. 21.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
24. 24.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
25. 25.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
26. 26.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
27. 27.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time we reached, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.By the time we reached, you ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
33. 33.My friends ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
34. 34.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
35. 35.By the time we reached, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
36. 36.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
39. 39.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
40. 40.Isha ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell

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