Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 370 · 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.Yash ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
5. 5.Ira ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
6. 6.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
7. 7.By the time we reached, my parents ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
11. 11.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
13. 13.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.Rahul ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
18. 18.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
21. 21.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
22. 22.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
24. 24.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, Meera ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, Karan ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
31. 31.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
32. 32.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
33. 33.When Dad called, Dev ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
35. 35.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
36. 36.When Dad called, Myra ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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