Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 621 · 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 we reached, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.I ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
7. 7.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
9. 9.Pooja ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
10. 10.My brother ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.She ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
17. 17.By the time we reached, the children ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
18. 18.Farhan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
19. 19.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
20. 20.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
21. 21.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
22. 22.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
23. 23.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
24. 24.My friends ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
25. 25.They ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
28. 28.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
29. 29.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
30. 30.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
31. 31.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
32. 32.Ananya ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
34. 34.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
37. 37.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung

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