Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 794 · 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.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.Sneha ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
3. 3.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
4. 4.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
5. 5.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
7. 7.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.Kabir ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
16. 16.When Dad called, the children ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
20. 20.Nisha ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
25. 25.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
26. 26.The students ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
28. 28.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
30. 30.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
31. 31.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
33. 33.They ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.Farhan ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook

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