Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 92 · 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.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, Manav ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
10. 10.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
13. 13.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
14. 14.She ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
15. 15.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
17. 17.Diya ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
19. 19.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
20. 20.Aisha ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
21. 21.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
27. 27.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
28. 28.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
30. 30.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
31. 31.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
37. 37.Pooja ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
39. 39.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
40. 40.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched

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