Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 539 · 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 ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
2. 2.By the time we reached, Riya ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
3. 3.She ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
4. 4.I ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
7. 7.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
9. 9.My parents ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
10. 10.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
16. 16.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
17. 17.When Dad called, my parents ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.Yash ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
22. 22.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
26. 26.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
27. 27.When Dad called, Neel ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
29. 29.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
31. 31.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
37. 37.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
38. 38.By the time we reached, he ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
39. 39.You ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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