Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 656 · 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.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
3. 3.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
4. 4.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, Yash ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
9. 9.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.Kunal ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
13. 13.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
14. 14.They ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.She ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
17. 17.She ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time we reached, my friends ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
20. 20.Ananya ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
23. 23.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
25. 25.Meera ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
27. 27.My brother ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.Omkar ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.The children ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
36. 36.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.Tara ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
40. 40.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed

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