Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 403 · 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, they ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.He ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) have brought
4. 4.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
9. 9.Ishaan ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.My brother ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
12. 12.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.He ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, my friends ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.My brother ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
18. 18.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
19. 19.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.He ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, Tara ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
31. 31.When Dad called, Meera ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.Aarav ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, Isha ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time we reached, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Priya ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
40. 40.The students ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake

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