Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 497 · 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 bell rang, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
2. 2.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
6. 6.By the time we reached, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
7. 7.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
8. 8.Rahul ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
9. 9.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
10. 10.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
19. 19.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
20. 20.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
21. 21.Diya ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
23. 23.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
25. 25.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
32. 32.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.My sister ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
35. 35.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
37. 37.Tara ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
40. 40.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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