Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 49 · 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.We ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) has bought
2. 2.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
4. 4.The children ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
5. 5.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
6. 6.The children ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
7. 7.My friends ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
12. 12.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
13. 13.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, the students ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.My parents ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
23. 23.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
25. 25.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) has swum
26. 26.Saanvi ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
27. 27.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
31. 31.They ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
32. 32.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
33. 33.By the time we reached, she ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, Isha ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
39. 39.My friends ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken

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