Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 527 · 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 ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.My friends ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
6. 6.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
7. 7.We ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.My brother ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
11. 11.My friends ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
13. 13.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Neel ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.Myra ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.My sister ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
22. 22.Meera ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
23. 23.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
24. 24.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.My brother ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
29. 29.Tara ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
30. 30.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
31. 31.Riya ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
32. 32.My cousins ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
35. 35.Arjun ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
36. 36.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time we reached, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
40. 40.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played

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