Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 810 · 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.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.Omkar ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a story. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, we ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
5. 5.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, they ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
7. 7.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
11. 11.You ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
12. 12.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
14. 14.They ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
18. 18.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
20. 20.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.My parents ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
24. 24.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
25. 25.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
27. 27.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win
33. 33.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
34. 34.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
38. 38.Saanvi ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
39. 39.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
40. 40.Kavya ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped

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