Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 780 · 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, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
2. 2.Zoya ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
4. 4.We ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
5. 5.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
6. 6.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
7. 7.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.Meera ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
11. 11.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
12. 12.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
13. 13.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
18. 18.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
19. 19.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
21. 21.By the time we reached, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.The students ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) have told
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
32. 32.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
35. 35.When Dad called, Diya ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, Manav ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, Diya ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.Dev ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
39. 39.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk

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