Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 206 · 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.Sneha ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
2. 2.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
3. 3.He ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
5. 5.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
6. 6.When Dad called, the students ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
8. 8.When Dad called, Neel ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
11. 11.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
15. 15.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.He ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
18. 18.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, my parents ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.He ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
25. 25.My friends ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
32. 32.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
33. 33.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
40. 40.My friends ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written

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