Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 186 · 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, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
4. 4.When Dad called, Yash ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.My cousins ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
6. 6.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
7. 7.Riya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
9. 9.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, she ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
13. 13.He ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
21. 21.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.Rahul ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.The children ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
28. 28.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
29. 29.Vivaan ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
30. 30.When Dad called, the students ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
32. 32.They ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.Arjun ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
37. 37.You ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
38. 38.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
40. 40.By the time we reached, my brother ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made

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