Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 383 · 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.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
6. 6.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
8. 8.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.My sister ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.My sister ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
12. 12.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.Farhan ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
16. 16.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
17. 17.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
18. 18.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My brother ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
22. 22.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
25. 25.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Riya ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Meera ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
36. 36.When Dad called, my parents ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
38. 38.My cousins ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
39. 39.Farhan ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
40. 40.My brother ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw

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