Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 365 · 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.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
4. 4.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
5. 5.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
7. 7.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
9. 9.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
10. 10.By the time we reached, the children ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
14. 14.They ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
17. 17.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
19. 19.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
21. 21.Ananya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
23. 23.Aisha ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.Sneha ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) has gone
29. 29.My cousins ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
30. 30.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
31. 31.When Dad called, Karan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
33. 33.We ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, we ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
38. 38.When Dad called, Myra ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung

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