Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 494 · 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.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
3. 3.By the time we reached, Tara ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
4. 4.They ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
5. 5.Vivaan ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
6. 6.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
7. 7.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.Meera ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
12. 12.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
14. 14.They ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
15. 15.My friends ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
16. 16.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time we reached, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
19. 19.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
21. 21.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
22. 22.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
24. 24.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
28. 28.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
34. 34.My brother ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
35. 35.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
36. 36.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
37. 37.Pooja ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
38. 38.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
39. 39.My brother ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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