Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 362 · 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 worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
14. 14.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
19. 19.Manav ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
20. 20.Tara ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
21. 21.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
23. 23.My friends ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
24. 24.Manav ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
25. 25.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
26. 26.When Dad called, my parents ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
30. 30.My sister ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
31. 31.By the time we reached, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
32. 32.I ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
33. 33.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
34. 34.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
35. 35.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
36. 36.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
38. 38.We ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
39. 39.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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