Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 827 · 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 train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
2. 2.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.Isha ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
4. 4.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
8. 8.Ira ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
9. 9.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
10. 10.When Dad called, the children ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, the students ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
16. 16.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
17. 17.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
19. 19.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time we reached, the children ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
25. 25.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
28. 28.My friends ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
29. 29.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
30. 30.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
36. 36.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
37. 37.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
40. 40.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown

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