Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 173 · 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.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
3. 3.When Dad called, my parents ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
6. 6.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
7. 7.My cousins ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
8. 8.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
9. 9.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
10. 10.They ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
11. 11.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
12. 12.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
14. 14.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
15. 15.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
16. 16.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
18. 18.Rohan ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.Riya ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
29. 29.The children ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
30. 30.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
33. 33.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
34. 34.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.He ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
37. 37.She ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
38. 38.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
40. 40.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken

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