Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 563 · 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.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
3. 3.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
5. 5.Kavya ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
6. 6.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.My sister ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
10. 10.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.Aarav ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
14. 14.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.Diya ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
20. 20.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
21. 21.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
23. 23.My cousins ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
26. 26.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
28. 28.The students ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
30. 30.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
34. 34.When Dad called, my parents ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.Nisha ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
39. 39.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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