Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 774 · 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.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
6. 6.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
7. 7.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My sister ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
9. 9.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
10. 10.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.Zoya ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.The students ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
20. 20.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
21. 21.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
22. 22.They ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
23. 23.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
28. 28.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
29. 29.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
30. 30.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
31. 31.We ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.We ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
35. 35.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) had clapped

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