Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 144 · 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.They ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
2. 2.She ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
3. 3.I ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
4. 4.When Dad called, Dev ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
6. 6.Ananya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
8. 8.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
9. 9.Yash ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
10. 10.The children ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
11. 11.Kavya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
18. 18.My cousins ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.The students ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
23. 23.She ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.My sister ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
33. 33.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.Kabir ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
35. 35.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
38. 38.She ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
40. 40.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played

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