Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 283 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
2. 2.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
3. 3.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
7. 7.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
8. 8.My sister ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
10. 10.My brother ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
13. 13.Meera ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
14. 14.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.My sister ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
21. 21.My friends ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
24. 24.By the time we reached, Meera ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
25. 25.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
27. 27.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
28. 28.Myra ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send
34. 34.When Dad called, the students ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
36. 36.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
38. 38.They ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
39. 39.Sneha ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
40. 40.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten

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