Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 695 · 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 Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
2. 2.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
3. 3.He ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
4. 4.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
5. 5.We ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
6. 6.Sneha ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
7. 7.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
8. 8.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
10. 10.When Dad called, Neel ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
12. 12.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
13. 13.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
14. 14.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
15. 15.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, Dev ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
24. 24.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
25. 25.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
28. 28.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
30. 30.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
32. 32.They ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
33. 33.My friends ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had brought
34. 34.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
35. 35.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
39. 39.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn

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