Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 608 · 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.Aditya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
2. 2.They ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
5. 5.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
6. 6.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
9. 9.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My parents ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
12. 12.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
13. 13.Meera ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
14. 14.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.My brother ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
20. 20.When Dad called, Dev ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
28. 28.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
30. 30.She ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
32. 32.He ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
38. 38.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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