Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 588 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
2. 2.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
3. 3.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
5. 5.My friends ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, the children ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
9. 9.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) have run (d) has run
12. 12.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
22. 22.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
23. 23.The students ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
24. 24.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) has run
25. 25.By the time we reached, you ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
26. 26.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, the children ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.Yash ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
30. 30.When Dad called, my parents ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
32. 32.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
34. 34.My brother ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
35. 35.Ishaan ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.My cousins ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
39. 39.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
40. 40.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken

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