Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 735 · 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.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.The children ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Pooja ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
8. 8.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
10. 10.My sister ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
11. 11.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
12. 12.She ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
14. 14.My friends ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
15. 15.My brother ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, I ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.He ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
22. 22.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, my friends ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
25. 25.He ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
26. 26.My parents ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
28. 28.When Dad called, my friends ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time we reached, they ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
34. 34.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.My brother ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
36. 36.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
39. 39.When Dad called, Meera ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught

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