Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 459 · 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 the guests arrived, Kavya ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
2. 2.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
8. 8.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
9. 9.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
10. 10.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
12. 12.My parents ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
14. 14.Aisha ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Rahul ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.Meera ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
25. 25.My brother ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
27. 27.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
28. 28.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
34. 34.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.He ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
38. 38.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
39. 39.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
40. 40.He ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won

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