Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 445 · 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, Zoya ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
3. 3.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
4. 4.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, they ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Diya ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
11. 11.Arjun ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
16. 16.My brother ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
17. 17.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
18. 18.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
19. 19.By the time we reached, my parents ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
21. 21.Vivaan ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.My parents ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.You ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
27. 27.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
30. 30.Omkar ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
31. 31.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
33. 33.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
34. 34.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
36. 36.The children ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
39. 39.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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