Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 524 · 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.My brother ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
2. 2.They ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
3. 3.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
7. 7.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.I ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
11. 11.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
12. 12.Pooja ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
13. 13.Ananya ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
14. 14.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
17. 17.My cousins ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
23. 23.Pooja ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
24. 24.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
25. 25.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
26. 26.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
27. 27.The students ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
30. 30.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
34. 34.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.He ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, the students ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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