Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 480 · 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 ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
6. 6.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
8. 8.She ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.By the time we reached, Nisha ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
12. 12.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
13. 13.He ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
15. 15.Ananya ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
16. 16.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
17. 17.When Dad called, Riya ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
27. 27.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.Aarav ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
30. 30.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.The children ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.When Dad called, Riya ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
34. 34.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
36. 36.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
37. 37.When Dad called, Tara ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.He ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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