Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 223 · 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.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
2. 2.Pooja ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
3. 3.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.Riya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
7. 7.My brother ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
9. 9.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
10. 10.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
14. 14.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.Omkar ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
19. 19.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
20. 20.My parents ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
21. 21.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
22. 22.You ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
23. 23.The children ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
24. 24.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.She ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
26. 26.By the time we reached, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
27. 27.Arjun ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
28. 28.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
30. 30.Yash ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
34. 34.Neel ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
36. 36.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
37. 37.Vivaan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
38. 38.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
39. 39.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
40. 40.Kabir ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed

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