Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 63 · 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.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.You ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
4. 4.When Dad called, Neel ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
7. 7.My friends ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
8. 8.When Dad called, Isha ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
10. 10.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
11. 11.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.Riya ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
18. 18.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
21. 21.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.My sister ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
24. 24.By the time we reached, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
29. 29.My sister ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
31. 31.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
34. 34.I ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.You ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
40. 40.She ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk

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