Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 593 · 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, Ananya ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
7. 7.By the time we reached, Diya ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
8. 8.When Dad called, Tara ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.You ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
11. 11.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.You ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.My brother ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
19. 19.When Dad called, Priya ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
22. 22.She ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
24. 24.Sneha ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
27. 27.She ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
28. 28.She ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
29. 29.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Neel ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
32. 32.By the time we reached, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
33. 33.Myra ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
34. 34.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
35. 35.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.When Dad called, the students ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
40. 40.Saanvi ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) have clapped

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