Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 785 · 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 guests arrived, Pooja ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
2. 2.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
3. 3.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
4. 4.Karan ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
5. 5.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
6. 6.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
7. 7.Ishaan ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
9. 9.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
10. 10.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
13. 13.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
16. 16.She ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
17. 17.Arjun ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
18. 18.Pooja ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
19. 19.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
20. 20.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.We ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
27. 27.My parents ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
28. 28.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
32. 32.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.Omkar ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
37. 37.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.Karan ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched

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