Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 760 · 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, Arjun ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
3. 3.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
4. 4.When Dad called, Tara ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.Omkar ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
6. 6.Vivaan ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.Arjun ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
9. 9.Pooja ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
10. 10.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
11. 11.Priya ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
13. 13.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
14. 14.Diya ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
17. 17.Diya ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
20. 20.Ira ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
21. 21.The students ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
22. 22.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
23. 23.The students ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
29. 29.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
30. 30.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
33. 33.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
39. 39.She ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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