Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 170 · 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.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
3. 3.When Dad called, my friends ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.Nisha ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
5. 5.The children ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
6. 6.The children ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.He ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
13. 13.My brother ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.Ananya ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
17. 17.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
18. 18.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
19. 19.Neel ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
21. 21.He ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
22. 22.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
23. 23.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
24. 24.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, Diya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.My sister ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my parents ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
33. 33.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
37. 37.When Dad called, the students ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, the children ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, Diya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed

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