Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 333 · 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.My brother ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
2. 2.When Dad called, my parents ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
8. 8.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.The students ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, you ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
12. 12.My brother ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
13. 13.I ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
15. 15.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
19. 19.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.Aarav ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
22. 22.He ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
23. 23.Isha ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
24. 24.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
25. 25.When Dad called, Dev ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
31. 31.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
32. 32.We ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Ira ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
34. 34.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
40. 40.They ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn

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