Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 788 · 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 guests arrived, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
2. 2.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.Vivaan ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
5. 5.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
8. 8.My cousins ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
9. 9.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
13. 13.Saanvi ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
14. 14.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
16. 16.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
17. 17.I ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
21. 21.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
22. 22.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
25. 25.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
26. 26.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
29. 29.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.The students ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
32. 32.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
37. 37.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
38. 38.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
39. 39.My sister ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
40. 40.My friends ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted

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