Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 931 · 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.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
2. 2.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
4. 4.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
11. 11.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
12. 12.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
14. 14.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
15. 15.When Dad called, Ira ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
17. 17.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
18. 18.I ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
19. 19.Kunal ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
20. 20.My friends ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
21. 21.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
22. 22.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
27. 27.He ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
29. 29.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
30. 30.My brother ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
31. 31.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
34. 34.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
37. 37.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, she ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
40. 40.When Dad called, Meera ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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