Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 545 · 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.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
2. 2.Ananya ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
3. 3.He ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
4. 4.Kunal ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, Riya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
12. 12.Ishaan ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
20. 20.The students ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
21. 21.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
22. 22.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
23. 23.The children ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
24. 24.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
29. 29.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
30. 30.I ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
31. 31.Manav ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.Neel ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
36. 36.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
38. 38.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
40. 40.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch

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