Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 924 · 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.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
2. 2.When Dad called, the students ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
8. 8.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
9. 9.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
10. 10.By the time we reached, Diya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
14. 14.We ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
15. 15.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
18. 18.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
19. 19.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
24. 24.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
25. 25.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time we reached, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
28. 28.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
29. 29.Aisha ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
30. 30.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
31. 31.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
32. 32.My friends ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
36. 36.Omkar ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
37. 37.Rohan ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.They ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken

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