Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 278 · 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 ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
4. 4.Zoya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
5. 5.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
6. 6.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
7. 7.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
13. 13.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
14. 14.Rahul ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
16. 16.When Dad called, Riya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
18. 18.My friends ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
19. 19.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
20. 20.The students ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
21. 21.My friends ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
22. 22.My cousins ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
23. 23.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
28. 28.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.Meera ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.My parents ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
34. 34.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
35. 35.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
36. 36.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
37. 37.I ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
38. 38.She ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
39. 39.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
40. 40.She ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken

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