Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 905 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
2. 2.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
4. 4.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
5. 5.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
6. 6.My brother ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
9. 9.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
11. 11.My cousins ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
15. 15.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
16. 16.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
18. 18.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
19. 19.My cousins ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
22. 22.Farhan ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
23. 23.The children ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
25. 25.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
27. 27.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.My cousins ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
30. 30.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
32. 32.When Dad called, Myra ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) has fed
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
39. 39.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.The students ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent

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