Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 923 · 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.Manav ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
2. 2.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
3. 3.The children ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
4. 4.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.Aarav ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
7. 7.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
10. 10.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
11. 11.My parents ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
12. 12.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.She ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
14. 14.Priya ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
15. 15.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
16. 16.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
18. 18.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
24. 24.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
25. 25.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
28. 28.You ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
31. 31.My brother ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
32. 32.He ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.Riya ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
39. 39.Farhan ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied

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