Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 575 · 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.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
3. 3.When Dad called, Diya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
6. 6.By the time we reached, Priya ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, they ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
9. 9.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
10. 10.She ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.My brother ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
18. 18.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
26. 26.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
29. 29.Arjun ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
30. 30.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
31. 31.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
32. 32.By the time we reached, Manav ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
33. 33.Vivaan ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
34. 34.My cousins ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
35. 35.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
36. 36.You ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
37. 37.Myra ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
38. 38.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
39. 39.My friends ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
40. 40.He ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung

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