Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 321 · 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, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.Aditya ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
6. 6.By the time we reached, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
11. 11.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
17. 17.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
18. 18.My parents ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
21. 21.Aditya ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
25. 25.By the time we reached, Dev ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
26. 26.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, I ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
28. 28.Zoya ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.She ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
32. 32.Kunal ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
37. 37.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, Meera ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written

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