Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 821 · 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.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
7. 7.When Dad called, Myra ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
12. 12.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
13. 13.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
16. 16.She ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
17. 17.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.My parents ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
21. 21.Kunal ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
27. 27.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
29. 29.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
30. 30.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.My brother ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
34. 34.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
38. 38.Isha ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
40. 40.The children ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched

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