Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 817 · 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, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
3. 3.The children ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
4. 4.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, my sister ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
7. 7.My brother ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
8. 8.The children ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
9. 9.Kabir ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
10. 10.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
11. 11.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
13. 13.My parents ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
14. 14.Meera ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
15. 15.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
20. 20.My sister ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
22. 22.Tara ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
23. 23.My brother ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
25. 25.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
29. 29.My cousins ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
30. 30.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
31. 31.Manav ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
32. 32.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
33. 33.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
34. 34.My brother ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
35. 35.They ___ to school before it got dark. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.We ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
39. 39.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed

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