Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 231 · 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.Dev ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
2. 2.The children ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
3. 3.Kavya ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
6. 6.Pooja ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
7. 7.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Ira ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
10. 10.When Dad called, Karan ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
16. 16.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
18. 18.My brother ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
19. 19.You ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.My brother ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
24. 24.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
25. 25.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
26. 26.My brother ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
27. 27.Myra ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
28. 28.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
33. 33.I ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
35. 35.Rohan ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
36. 36.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.Nisha ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
39. 39.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk

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