Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 564 · 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 Mum came home, Diya ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
2. 2.By the time we reached, Isha ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
3. 3.They ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
5. 5.I ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
8. 8.We ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
9. 9.When Dad called, Riya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.She ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
11. 11.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
12. 12.She ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
19. 19.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
24. 24.The children ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
25. 25.Pooja ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
28. 28.She ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
36. 36.We ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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