Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 960 · 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, the students ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
2. 2.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
3. 3.Aisha ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, Karan ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.My friends ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
8. 8.By the time we reached, Ira ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
11. 11.By the time we reached, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
12. 12.You ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
13. 13.Priya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
18. 18.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
25. 25.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
26. 26.By the time we reached, my brother ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
28. 28.She ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.The students ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, Ira ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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