Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 232 · 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 ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
4. 4.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
5. 5.When Dad called, Riya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
9. 9.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.He ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
14. 14.Arjun ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
18. 18.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
23. 23.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Kabir ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, Dev ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.My cousins ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
34. 34.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
39. 39.Priya ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
40. 40.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked

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