Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 842 · 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.They ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
2. 2.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
5. 5.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
6. 6.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
7. 7.My cousins ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
9. 9.He ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
13. 13.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
16. 16.She ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
17. 17.Nisha ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
19. 19.When Dad called, my parents ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
29. 29.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, Dev ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
32. 32.My sister ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
35. 35.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
38. 38.Kunal ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
39. 39.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
40. 40.My sister ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean

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