Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 501 · 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.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
2. 2.Saanvi ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
6. 6.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
7. 7.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
9. 9.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.Kabir ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
18. 18.By the time we reached, my parents ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.By the time we reached, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
23. 23.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
24. 24.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.I ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
27. 27.The children ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.Ananya ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
35. 35.When Dad called, Diya ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.My sister ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Myra ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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