Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 34 · 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 children ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
2. 2.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
6. 6.When Dad called, Yash ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
10. 10.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
15. 15.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
16. 16.Ishaan ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
17. 17.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
18. 18.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
19. 19.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
25. 25.My sister ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
26. 26.I ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.Omkar ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.Sneha ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
32. 32.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
33. 33.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
34. 34.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
36. 36.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
39. 39.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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