Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 302 · 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, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Arjun ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
4. 4.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.She ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
7. 7.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
10. 10.He ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.You ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
15. 15.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
18. 18.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
19. 19.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
21. 21.The students ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.Kabir ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
26. 26.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Rohan ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
28. 28.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
29. 29.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
33. 33.Yash ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
34. 34.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned

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