Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 934 · 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, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
4. 4.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
7. 7.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
11. 11.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
12. 12.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
15. 15.My friends ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.My sister ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
19. 19.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
20. 20.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
21. 21.Manav ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
22. 22.My sister ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
23. 23.We ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
26. 26.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
29. 29.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.She ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
31. 31.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
32. 32.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
35. 35.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
37. 37.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
38. 38.Vivaan ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
39. 39.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced

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