Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 921 · 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 the bell rang, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.Isha ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
6. 6.My friends ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
7. 7.Karan ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
8. 8.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.Farhan ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.Arjun ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
12. 12.You ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
14. 14.By the time we reached, Isha ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
15. 15.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.My brother ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
18. 18.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.Ishaan ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
20. 20.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.The children ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
25. 25.Rahul ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, my friends ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
32. 32.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
33. 33.By the time we reached, my sister ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.My sister ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
38. 38.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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