Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 711 · 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 ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
3. 3.My cousins ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
4. 4.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
5. 5.I ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.The students ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
17. 17.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
22. 22.When Dad called, Isha ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
27. 27.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
28. 28.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
29. 29.I ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
30. 30.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.The children ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.My sister ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.You ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean

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