Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 45 · 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.Vivaan ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.Meera ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
4. 4.My brother ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
6. 6.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
7. 7.My brother ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
9. 9.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
10. 10.By the time we reached, Diya ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
11. 11.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
12. 12.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.My brother ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time we reached, Karan ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
22. 22.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
25. 25.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, I ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dog. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
29. 29.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) has sung
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written

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