Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 941 · 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, we ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
2. 2.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
3. 3.When Dad called, Priya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Dev ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
12. 12.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.Tara ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
16. 16.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.My parents ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
19. 19.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
21. 21.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
22. 22.He ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
23. 23.By the time we reached, my friends ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
26. 26.My parents ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
27. 27.He ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
28. 28.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
30. 30.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.They ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
32. 32.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
33. 33.My sister ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
34. 34.Diya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
38. 38.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke

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