Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 427 · 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.Rohan ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
4. 4.I ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
5. 5.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
6. 6.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.Yash ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
9. 9.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
11. 11.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
12. 12.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
13. 13.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
15. 15.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
16. 16.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
17. 17.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
18. 18.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
24. 24.Meera ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
25. 25.My friends ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
27. 27.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
28. 28.He ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
31. 31.By the time we reached, I ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.Omkar ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
34. 34.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
35. 35.Zoya ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
36. 36.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
40. 40.You ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched

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