Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 429 · 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 bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
2. 2.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
4. 4.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
5. 5.You ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
6. 6.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
7. 7.When Dad called, Priya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.She ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
11. 11.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
13. 13.Rahul ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
14. 14.When Dad called, Manav ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
18. 18.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
20. 20.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.Aarav ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
24. 24.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
26. 26.My cousins ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
29. 29.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
30. 30.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.Zoya ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
35. 35.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, the students ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.My brother ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
40. 40.You ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum

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