Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 562 · 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.Sneha ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
4. 4.We ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
6. 6.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
10. 10.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
14. 14.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
20. 20.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
21. 21.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
22. 22.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
23. 23.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
25. 25.He ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
28. 28.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
33. 33.She ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
34. 34.Omkar ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
36. 36.Kavya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.She ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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