Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 233 · 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.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
2. 2.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
5. 5.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
6. 6.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
13. 13.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
14. 14.My friends ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
15. 15.Myra ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
20. 20.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.My sister ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.Karan ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
24. 24.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, I ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
27. 27.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
28. 28.Aarav ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
30. 30.When Dad called, Tara ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.She ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, they ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
36. 36.You ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
37. 37.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
40. 40.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced

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