Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 142 · 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 ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
3. 3.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
5. 5.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Kabir ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
7. 7.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
8. 8.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
9. 9.Rohan ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
10. 10.When Dad called, Yash ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
12. 12.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
15. 15.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
16. 16.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
22. 22.Ishaan ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
24. 24.When Dad called, Tara ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.Pooja ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time we reached, Isha ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
38. 38.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
39. 39.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, they ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went

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