Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 845 · 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.She ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
2. 2.By the time we reached, the children ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
3. 3.Kavya ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, my parents ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.They ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.I ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
10. 10.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
13. 13.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
16. 16.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
17. 17.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.They ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
21. 21.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
24. 24.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Tara ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
29. 29.Arjun ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
30. 30.When Dad called, Yash ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.You ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
32. 32.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
33. 33.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
34. 34.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.Priya ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
39. 39.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
40. 40.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken

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