Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 687 · 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.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
2. 2.My brother ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
3. 3.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
4. 4.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
5. 5.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
14. 14.When Dad called, Neel ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time we reached, my friends ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.The students ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
27. 27.Arjun ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.We ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
30. 30.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time we reached, I ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
32. 32.You ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
33. 33.When Dad called, Ira ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, Riya ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean

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