Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 106 · 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 Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
2. 2.By the time we reached, my brother ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
3. 3.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
4. 4.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
6. 6.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
8. 8.By the time we reached, you ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
9. 9.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
12. 12.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
13. 13.My brother ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.She ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
20. 20.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
21. 21.When Dad called, Riya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had helped
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
34. 34.When Dad called, the students ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.We ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
36. 36.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
39. 39.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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