Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 379 · 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 cousins ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.When Dad called, Priya ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.Pooja ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
11. 11.Nisha ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
12. 12.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
16. 16.My parents ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
17. 17.By the time we reached, the children ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
18. 18.When Dad called, Yash ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
22. 22.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
24. 24.When Dad called, Tara ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.Rohan ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
33. 33.Riya ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
36. 36.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) have sung
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
39. 39.Neel ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell

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