Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 676 · 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.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.Nisha ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
4. 4.You ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.By the time we reached, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
11. 11.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
12. 12.Vivaan ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
13. 13.When Dad called, the students ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Ananya ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
19. 19.Dev ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
21. 21.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
22. 22.My sister ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
23. 23.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
25. 25.Yash ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
26. 26.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
28. 28.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
31. 31.Riya ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
32. 32.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
33. 33.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
37. 37.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
40. 40.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) has planted

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