Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 688 · 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.When Dad called, the students ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.Arjun ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
4. 4.The children ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
5. 5.By the time we reached, the students ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
6. 6.The children ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
9. 9.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
10. 10.I ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
14. 14.When Dad called, Diya ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, Isha ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
22. 22.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
26. 26.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.I ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
32. 32.Diya ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
33. 33.Saanvi ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
34. 34.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
35. 35.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, I ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
38. 38.When Dad called, Isha ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
40. 40.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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