Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 145 · 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 Mum came home, Priya ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
2. 2.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
3. 3.Manav ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
4. 4.By the time we reached, my friends ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
6. 6.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
7. 7.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
8. 8.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
9. 9.When Dad called, the students ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.Arjun ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
16. 16.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.I ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.My parents ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
23. 23.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.My sister ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
26. 26.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
30. 30.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
31. 31.The children ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
32. 32.They ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
34. 34.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
35. 35.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
37. 37.My sister ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
38. 38.Aditya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
39. 39.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
40. 40.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought

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