Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 799 · 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, Isha ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
2. 2.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
3. 3.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
4. 4.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.Riya ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
9. 9.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
10. 10.Dev ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
11. 11.He ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
12. 12.Rohan ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
20. 20.I ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
22. 22.Rahul ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
23. 23.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
24. 24.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
25. 25.Kavya ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
28. 28.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Diya ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.My cousins ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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