Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 665 · 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.The children ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.Kavya ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) had send
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
7. 7.The students ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
9. 9.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
10. 10.Ananya ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
11. 11.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
12. 12.Kunal ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
14. 14.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
17. 17.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
18. 18.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
21. 21.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.She ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.My sister ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
35. 35.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
36. 36.My brother ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
39. 39.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
40. 40.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked

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