Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 236 · 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.My friends ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.My sister ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
11. 11.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
13. 13.Omkar ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
18. 18.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) have fed
19. 19.When Dad called, Diya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time we reached, Meera ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
24. 24.The children ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
25. 25.Isha ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
27. 27.My brother ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
29. 29.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
31. 31.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
32. 32.We ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
34. 34.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
39. 39.He ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
40. 40.Riya ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode

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