Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 580 · 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.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
3. 3.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
4. 4.My sister ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
5. 5.Rahul ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.Kavya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
8. 8.She ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
9. 9.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
13. 13.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
14. 14.My sister ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.Aditya ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
20. 20.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
22. 22.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
23. 23.You ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
24. 24.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
25. 25.Omkar ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
26. 26.When Dad called, Neel ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
31. 31.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
33. 33.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
35. 35.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) had caught
36. 36.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
37. 37.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
39. 39.Ira ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built

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