Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 856 · 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 ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
2. 2.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
5. 5.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
6. 6.Ananya ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
8. 8.He ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
10. 10.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
14. 14.Ishaan ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
15. 15.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
16. 16.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Neel ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
18. 18.By the time we reached, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
19. 19.When Dad called, Diya ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
28. 28.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
32. 32.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
34. 34.Rahul ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
37. 37.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
40. 40.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told

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