Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 927 · 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, Zoya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
4. 4.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
8. 8.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
9. 9.Kunal ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
10. 10.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.They ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
20. 20.My cousins ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
21. 21.My brother ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
22. 22.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
23. 23.She ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
24. 24.My brother ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.Ananya ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
30. 30.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
31. 31.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.Pooja ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
34. 34.Myra ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
36. 36.When Dad called, Karan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
40. 40.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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