Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 313 · 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, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, Neel ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time we reached, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
7. 7.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.By the time we reached, my sister ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
11. 11.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
15. 15.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
17. 17.Ananya ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.You ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
20. 20.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
21. 21.They ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
23. 23.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
24. 24.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
25. 25.Zoya ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
26. 26.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
27. 27.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
28. 28.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
29. 29.By the time we reached, we ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
30. 30.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
31. 31.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
33. 33.Ananya ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
34. 34.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
35. 35.My parents ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
36. 36.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
37. 37.He ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
38. 38.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
40. 40.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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