Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 740 · 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, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
3. 3.My sister ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
4. 4.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
6. 6.Farhan ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
7. 7.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
10. 10.Priya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
12. 12.I ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) have bought (d) had bought
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.My sister ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
17. 17.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
20. 20.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
22. 22.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
27. 27.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.They ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.My friends ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
35. 35.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
36. 36.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, my sister ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash

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