Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 293 · 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 Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
2. 2.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
4. 4.When Dad called, Yash ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
7. 7.When Dad called, Manav ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
11. 11.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
13. 13.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
18. 18.Neel ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
19. 19.She ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
20. 20.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
21. 21.By the time we reached, Isha ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
22. 22.Ananya ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
24. 24.By the time we reached, Manav ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
25. 25.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
26. 26.By the time we reached, Riya ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
31. 31.You ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
33. 33.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
34. 34.My sister ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
37. 37.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
39. 39.By the time we reached, my parents ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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