Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 141 · 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 guests arrived, my brother ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Meera ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
8. 8.My brother ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
9. 9.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
11. 11.Yash ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
13. 13.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
14. 14.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
16. 16.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time we reached, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time we reached, we ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
21. 21.My brother ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
22. 22.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
23. 23.Ira ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
24. 24.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
25. 25.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
26. 26.My cousins ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
29. 29.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
31. 31.My cousins ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
32. 32.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
35. 35.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.Rohan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken

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