Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 339 · 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.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
2. 2.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
3. 3.The children ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
4. 4.By the time we reached, we ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
5. 5.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
7. 7.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.I ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
9. 9.My brother ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, the children ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
14. 14.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.When Dad called, Karan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, Dev ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.Kabir ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
22. 22.They ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
27. 27.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
28. 28.She ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.Aarav ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
32. 32.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
33. 33.Aisha ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
34. 34.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
35. 35.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
38. 38.They ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
39. 39.Saanvi ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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