Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 500 · 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.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.Kunal ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Kavya ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
7. 7.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
8. 8.When Dad called, the students ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.My friends ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.She ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.We ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
24. 24.They ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
25. 25.My cousins ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
28. 28.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
32. 32.By the time we reached, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
33. 33.We ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Omkar ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
37. 37.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
38. 38.By the time we reached, they ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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