Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 708 · 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, Diya ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
2. 2.My cousins ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
3. 3.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
8. 8.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
10. 10.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
12. 12.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
13. 13.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
16. 16.When Dad called, I ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.She ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
18. 18.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
23. 23.They ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.The students ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
26. 26.He ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
27. 27.My friends ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
31. 31.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Tara ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.The children ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) have won (d) has won
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, Saanvi ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
40. 40.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake

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