Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 420 · 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.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
7. 7.The students ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
8. 8.She ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
9. 9.Karan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
10. 10.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
11. 11.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
13. 13.Rahul ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
15. 15.When Dad called, Yash ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
18. 18.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
22. 22.By the time we reached, Dev ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
24. 24.Kavya ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
25. 25.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
32. 32.My brother ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, the children ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown

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