Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 177 · 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 ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
2. 2.The students ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
3. 3.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
4. 4.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
10. 10.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
12. 12.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
13. 13.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
17. 17.My sister ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
18. 18.I ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
24. 24.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
25. 25.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
26. 26.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
29. 29.We ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
30. 30.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
31. 31.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Neel ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
36. 36.We ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.Tara ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Arjun ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told

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