Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 860 · 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.Isha ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
4. 4.My cousins ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
5. 5.By the time we reached, Priya ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
9. 9.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
10. 10.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
12. 12.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
15. 15.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
18. 18.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
21. 21.My friends ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
24. 24.He ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.Manav ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
28. 28.He ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.The children ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Riya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.Rahul ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
37. 37.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb

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