Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 342 · 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 ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.I ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.Isha ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
12. 12.They ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
13. 13.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
16. 16.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
17. 17.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time we reached, they ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
21. 21.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.My brother ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
25. 25.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.Saanvi ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
27. 27.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
28. 28.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
31. 31.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
32. 32.When Dad called, the students ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time we reached, Yash ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
34. 34.Rahul ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
39. 39.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
40. 40.Omkar ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant

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