Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 105 · 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.My brother ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
2. 2.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
3. 3.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.Isha ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
6. 6.Nisha ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
7. 7.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
10. 10.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
11. 11.When Dad called, the students ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
14. 14.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
15. 15.Pooja ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
16. 16.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
18. 18.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
22. 22.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
24. 24.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
26. 26.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
27. 27.Aarav ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, they ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
32. 32.My parents ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
33. 33.She ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
34. 34.Rohan ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
35. 35.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
36. 36.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) has planted
38. 38.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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