Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 388 · 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.My brother ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
2. 2.When Dad called, Tara ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
4. 4.Ira ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
5. 5.By the time we reached, Tara ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.The children ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
10. 10.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
12. 12.The students ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
13. 13.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
14. 14.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.Aarav ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
19. 19.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
20. 20.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
21. 21.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
25. 25.Rohan ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
29. 29.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time we reached, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
34. 34.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
37. 37.My friends ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring

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