Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 624 · 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.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
2. 2.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
3. 3.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
7. 7.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.Nisha ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, the students ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
16. 16.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
17. 17.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
18. 18.My sister ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
25. 25.The students ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
26. 26.Omkar ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
30. 30.Saanvi ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
31. 31.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
36. 36.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
37. 37.When Dad called, Ira ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
39. 39.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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