Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 286 · 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.The students ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
2. 2.Sneha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
3. 3.My parents ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
4. 4.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
5. 5.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
6. 6.My parents ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
12. 12.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.Diya ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
17. 17.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
18. 18.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
26. 26.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
27. 27.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
28. 28.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
30. 30.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.My parents ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
40. 40.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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