Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 994 · 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, we ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, we ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
4. 4.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
10. 10.You ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
11. 11.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
13. 13.My parents ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
14. 14.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.Kavya ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
21. 21.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
22. 22.They ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
23. 23.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) have written
28. 28.You ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
29. 29.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
34. 34.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.They ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
37. 37.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
38. 38.Aarav ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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