Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 758 · 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.Omkar ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
2. 2.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
3. 3.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
6. 6.Aarav ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
7. 7.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
8. 8.My friends ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
9. 9.My brother ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
10. 10.My sister ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
11. 11.Meera ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
16. 16.By the time we reached, Tara ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
20. 20.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
21. 21.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
24. 24.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.My parents ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
28. 28.Diya ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, Neel ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
30. 30.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
31. 31.My parents ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
32. 32.I ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
33. 33.Neel ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.My sister ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.We ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked

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