Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 713 · 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.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
2. 2.The children ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
3. 3.The students ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, they ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
5. 5.I ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.Diya ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
9. 9.Pooja ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
14. 14.When Dad called, my parents ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Manav ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.You ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
19. 19.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
20. 20.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
21. 21.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.The students ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
24. 24.She ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
25. 25.When Dad called, Riya ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
29. 29.My brother ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
30. 30.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
32. 32.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.She ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
35. 35.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
36. 36.Aditya ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
37. 37.He ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
38. 38.My sister ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
40. 40.Manav ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken

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