Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 929 · 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, my brother ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
4. 4.He ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, you ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
9. 9.Kabir ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
10. 10.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
11. 11.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
18. 18.I ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
20. 20.Pooja ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
22. 22.Kabir ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
26. 26.Rahul ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
27. 27.When Dad called, Dev ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
31. 31.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
35. 35.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win

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