Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 419 · 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 the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.She ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
5. 5.My brother ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
10. 10.They ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
11. 11.I ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
12. 12.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time we reached, my brother ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
18. 18.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
19. 19.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
21. 21.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, Isha ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.My sister ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
30. 30.She ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.Rohan ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time we reached, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed

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