Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 835 · 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.My brother ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Diya ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.Kavya ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
7. 7.I ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed
11. 11.Kavya ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
12. 12.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, Dev ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
20. 20.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
21. 21.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.My sister ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.Neel ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
32. 32.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.Yash ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written

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