Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 566 · 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 guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.By the time we reached, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
4. 4.I ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) have built (d) has built
5. 5.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
8. 8.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
11. 11.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
14. 14.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
16. 16.By the time we reached, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.I ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
22. 22.When Dad called, Diya ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
24. 24.She ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, he ___ tea. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.They ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, she ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed

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