Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 854 · 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.Vivaan ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
2. 2.By the time we reached, the children ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
7. 7.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.You ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
14. 14.You ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
16. 16.When Dad called, Myra ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
19. 19.We ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
20. 20.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
21. 21.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, he ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, the students ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.Aisha ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
26. 26.My parents ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
27. 27.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
29. 29.Ananya ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
31. 31.Rohan ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
32. 32.My cousins ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
33. 33.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
36. 36.Myra ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
39. 39.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought

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