Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 489 · 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.You ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
8. 8.My brother ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
9. 9.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
10. 10.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.My sister ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
12. 12.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.They ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.Riya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.My sister ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
22. 22.By the time we reached, Aditya ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
26. 26.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.Ishaan ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
30. 30.You ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
31. 31.We ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
36. 36.When Dad called, Riya ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, Yash ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
40. 40.We ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played

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