Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 395 · 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.Arjun ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
2. 2.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
6. 6.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
7. 7.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
9. 9.My sister ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
10. 10.The children ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
11. 11.When Dad called, Meera ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
15. 15.My parents ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
17. 17.By the time we reached, Diya ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
18. 18.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
20. 20.My parents ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
25. 25.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
27. 27.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
29. 29.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
33. 33.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
34. 34.She ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
38. 38.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
39. 39.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked

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