Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 280 · 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 the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
2. 2.Neel ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
5. 5.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
15. 15.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
16. 16.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.My brother ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
20. 20.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
21. 21.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
24. 24.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.The children ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
27. 27.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
28. 28.My friends ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
31. 31.She ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
36. 36.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
37. 37.When Dad called, Myra ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.The children ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
39. 39.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.Aisha ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged

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