Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 252 · 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.Farhan ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
6. 6.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
9. 9.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
11. 11.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
13. 13.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
17. 17.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
18. 18.Kunal ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
19. 19.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
20. 20.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
22. 22.Nisha ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
24. 24.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.Aarav ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
28. 28.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
29. 29.The children ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted
32. 32.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
36. 36.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
37. 37.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.My brother ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed

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