Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 948 · 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, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
2. 2.When Dad called, my parents ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.My sister ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
4. 4.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
5. 5.By the time we reached, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.We ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
8. 8.Aarav ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
9. 9.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
10. 10.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
11. 11.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.Riya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
16. 16.Neel ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Nisha ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
19. 19.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.Isha ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
22. 22.The children ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
27. 27.Aditya ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
29. 29.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
30. 30.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
33. 33.Aditya ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
34. 34.By the time we reached, the children ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
37. 37.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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