Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 271 · 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.Zoya ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Nisha ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
7. 7.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
12. 12.My parents ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
13. 13.We ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
19. 19.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
20. 20.The students ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
23. 23.My sister ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
24. 24.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
25. 25.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.He ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
28. 28.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
29. 29.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
30. 30.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
34. 34.My brother ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
35. 35.When Dad called, Myra ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
40. 40.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied

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