Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 717 · 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.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
2. 2.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
3. 3.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
6. 6.She ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
7. 7.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
8. 8.She ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
10. 10.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
16. 16.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
19. 19.The students ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
20. 20.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
21. 21.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
23. 23.My brother ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
24. 24.I ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
25. 25.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
26. 26.Omkar ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
29. 29.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
31. 31.When Dad called, Tara ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.I ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
33. 33.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
34. 34.They ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
35. 35.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
36. 36.Myra ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
37. 37.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
39. 39.He ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
40. 40.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced

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