Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 498 · 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 dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
2. 2.You ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
10. 10.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.My brother ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
14. 14.Rahul ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
15. 15.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) have gone
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
18. 18.By the time we reached, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
19. 19.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
20. 20.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
21. 21.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
24. 24.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
26. 26.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
28. 28.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
30. 30.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
32. 32.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
34. 34.Neel ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, Manav ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
40. 40.By the time we reached, Aarav ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung

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