Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 269 · 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 brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
2. 2.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
6. 6.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
7. 7.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.My parents ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
10. 10.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
11. 11.Diya ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
12. 12.Kunal ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
13. 13.Omkar ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
14. 14.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
17. 17.When Dad called, Neel ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
21. 21.By the time we reached, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
22. 22.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.He ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
26. 26.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
28. 28.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
29. 29.My friends ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
30. 30.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.You ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
34. 34.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
38. 38.By the time we reached, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
40. 40.Nisha ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied

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