Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 606 · 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, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.My parents ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
9. 9.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
13. 13.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
16. 16.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
18. 18.My brother ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
20. 20.Nisha ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
21. 21.The children ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
22. 22.When Dad called, Neel ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.I ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
24. 24.The students ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
27. 27.We ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
28. 28.She ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) have flown
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
40. 40.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank

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