Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 647 · 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.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) have made (d) has made
3. 3.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
10. 10.Isha ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
11. 11.She ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, Myra ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
20. 20.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
21. 21.My parents ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
23. 23.He ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
24. 24.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
25. 25.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
26. 26.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
27. 27.Diya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
30. 30.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.The students ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, Saanvi ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
40. 40.She ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped

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