Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 847 · 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.My friends ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
3. 3.By the time we reached, Karan ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
7. 7.I ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
8. 8.Saanvi ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
9. 9.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.My cousins ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
16. 16.Neel ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
17. 17.By the time we reached, my friends ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
21. 21.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
22. 22.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
26. 26.When Dad called, Priya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
28. 28.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
31. 31.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
32. 32.My sister ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
34. 34.The children ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
35. 35.Riya ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
36. 36.My sister ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
37. 37.When Dad called, the children ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
39. 39.Rohan ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced

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