Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 2 · 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.Neel ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
3. 3.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
4. 4.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
5. 5.By the time we reached, Manav ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
8. 8.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
15. 15.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
16. 16.Dev ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
20. 20.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My parents ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
28. 28.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
29. 29.When Dad called, Karan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
31. 31.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
32. 32.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.You ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.My brother ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned

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