Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 238 · 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.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
4. 4.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
6. 6.Ishaan ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
7. 7.My brother ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
9. 9.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
12. 12.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
13. 13.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
15. 15.Pooja ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
22. 22.We ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
23. 23.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
24. 24.Ananya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, the children ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.My sister ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
27. 27.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
30. 30.My sister ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.Kabir ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
38. 38.My friends ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
39. 39.Riya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
40. 40.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed

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