Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 39 · 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.Dev ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
2. 2.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.We ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
7. 7.Farhan ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
8. 8.She ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
9. 9.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
10. 10.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
11. 11.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
12. 12.By the time we reached, we ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
13. 13.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
15. 15.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
16. 16.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
21. 21.By the time we reached, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
24. 24.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
27. 27.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
28. 28.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
29. 29.My friends ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
36. 36.My sister ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
37. 37.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
40. 40.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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