Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 434 · 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.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
2. 2.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
3. 3.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
4. 4.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
6. 6.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
7. 7.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
8. 8.Myra ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.Kabir ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
17. 17.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.Aisha ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
20. 20.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
22. 22.He ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.He ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
25. 25.When Dad called, Manav ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
27. 27.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.They ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
30. 30.When Dad called, Tara ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
33. 33.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
34. 34.Kunal ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
35. 35.By the time we reached, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
36. 36.Priya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
38. 38.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought

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