Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 77 · 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 the bell rang, the children ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
2. 2.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
5. 5.By the time we reached, Ira ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
6. 6.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
10. 10.We ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
11. 11.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
13. 13.Kavya ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
14. 14.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
15. 15.My cousins ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
17. 17.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
21. 21.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
22. 22.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
25. 25.You ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
31. 31.You ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
33. 33.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
34. 34.My friends ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
37. 37.She ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
38. 38.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
39. 39.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
40. 40.They ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten

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