Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 987 · 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.The students ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
3. 3.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.Farhan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
9. 9.He ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
11. 11.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
13. 13.They ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
19. 19.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
21. 21.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
23. 23.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
24. 24.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
30. 30.My parents ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
31. 31.My cousins ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
33. 33.By the time we reached, Priya ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.Yash ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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