Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 814 · 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.He ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.They ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.Arjun ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.My friends ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
13. 13.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
15. 15.My cousins ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
17. 17.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.You ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
29. 29.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
30. 30.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
32. 32.Manav ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.The children ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
35. 35.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, Karan ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
39. 39.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
40. 40.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study

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