Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 679 · 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.We ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
6. 6.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, I ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
8. 8.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) has fed
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Nisha ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
13. 13.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
19. 19.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
20. 20.Neel ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
21. 21.By the time we reached, my sister ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
22. 22.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.The children ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
28. 28.Manav ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
29. 29.My sister ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
30. 30.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.You ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
32. 32.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
34. 34.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had thrown
35. 35.My friends ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
36. 36.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
37. 37.I ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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