Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 418 · 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.I ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
2. 2.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
3. 3.Myra ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
4. 4.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
5. 5.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.Meera ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
9. 9.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
10. 10.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
11. 11.They ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.He ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
15. 15.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
16. 16.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
18. 18.When Dad called, the children ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
20. 20.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
21. 21.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
22. 22.When Dad called, Ira ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
25. 25.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
26. 26.Ananya ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
32. 32.By the time we reached, she ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
34. 34.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
35. 35.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
38. 38.My parents ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
39. 39.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
40. 40.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed

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