Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 592 · 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 ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
2. 2.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
8. 8.My friends ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
9. 9.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
10. 10.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
11. 11.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
13. 13.Aisha ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
19. 19.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
21. 21.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, Yash ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
26. 26.By the time we reached, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
27. 27.Rahul ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
28. 28.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
31. 31.My cousins ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
32. 32.Vivaan ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
34. 34.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.Manav ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
37. 37.He ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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