Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 926 · 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, Ishaan ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.Arjun ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
4. 4.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
5. 5.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
6. 6.They ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
7. 7.My sister ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.They ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
10. 10.By the time we reached, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
13. 13.By the time we reached, you ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
14. 14.I ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
15. 15.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
18. 18.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.You ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
20. 20.Ira ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.They ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
23. 23.My brother ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Kunal ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
29. 29.Vivaan ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
31. 31.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
32. 32.Karan ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) has spoken
33. 33.She ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
37. 37.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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