Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 870 · 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.My brother ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
2. 2.My friends ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
7. 7.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
10. 10.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
11. 11.My sister ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
17. 17.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
19. 19.My sister ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
20. 20.When Dad called, Manav ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
22. 22.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
25. 25.When Dad called, Manav ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, the students ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
30. 30.My parents ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
32. 32.When Dad called, Isha ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
34. 34.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
36. 36.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.He ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
40. 40.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied

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