Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 519 · 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.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.My parents ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
6. 6.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, Riya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
14. 14.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
15. 15.The children ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
16. 16.Aditya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
18. 18.My sister ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
19. 19.My sister ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
20. 20.They ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
21. 21.When Dad called, Yash ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
25. 25.Myra ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
27. 27.Yash ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
30. 30.My parents ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
32. 32.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
35. 35.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
39. 39.She ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring

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