Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 228 · 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.She ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
4. 4.By the time we reached, Myra ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
6. 6.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
8. 8.My parents ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
9. 9.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.My brother ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
14. 14.Nisha ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
15. 15.By the time we reached, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
20. 20.Nisha ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
22. 22.Ira ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
24. 24.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.I ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
29. 29.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
31. 31.Rahul ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.When Dad called, my parents ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
37. 37.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
38. 38.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
40. 40.My sister ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung

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