Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 792 · 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, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time we reached, the children ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
6. 6.The children ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) had taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) has taken
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My cousins ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
10. 10.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.Arjun ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
13. 13.You ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.My brother ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
17. 17.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
18. 18.I ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
20. 20.My sister ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
21. 21.She ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
25. 25.He ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.Omkar ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
31. 31.I ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
33. 33.Kavya ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.We ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
36. 36.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
37. 37.When Dad called, Yash ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.Arjun ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
39. 39.By the time we reached, Meera ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
40. 40.By the time we reached, Meera ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance

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