Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 812 · 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.Priya ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
2. 2.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
3. 3.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
4. 4.Ananya ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
6. 6.You ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
7. 7.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
11. 11.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
12. 12.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
13. 13.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.Rahul ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
15. 15.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
19. 19.He ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
20. 20.Tara ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
21. 21.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
24. 24.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
28. 28.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
29. 29.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
30. 30.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
31. 31.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
32. 32.Riya ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
33. 33.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
34. 34.They ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
39. 39.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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