Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 607 · 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, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, the children ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.Manav ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
5. 5.By the time we reached, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time we reached, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.They ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
11. 11.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.My friends ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
17. 17.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
18. 18.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, I ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
21. 21.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
22. 22.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
24. 24.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Omkar ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, Rahul ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
31. 31.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
33. 33.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
34. 34.I ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
35. 35.Ishaan ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
40. 40.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten

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