Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 743 · 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.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
2. 2.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carried
5. 5.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
6. 6.Rohan ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
11. 11.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
12. 12.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
13. 13.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
19. 19.Dev ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
22. 22.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
24. 24.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
25. 25.Yash ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
29. 29.When Dad called, Manav ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
31. 31.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
34. 34.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
35. 35.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
36. 36.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
39. 39.Dev ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown

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