Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 876 · 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, she ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
2. 2.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
4. 4.My cousins ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
10. 10.When Dad called, my parents ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.Karan ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
14. 14.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
15. 15.By the time we reached, Tara ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
16. 16.Zoya ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
17. 17.You ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
19. 19.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
20. 20.You ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
21. 21.When Dad called, my sister ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.I ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
23. 23.You ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
25. 25.Aisha ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
29. 29.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
30. 30.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
31. 31.My parents ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
32. 32.The students ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
34. 34.The students ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
37. 37.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.Kabir ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn

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