Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 113 · 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.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) have caught (d) had caught
2. 2.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
4. 4.By the time we reached, they ___ tea. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
5. 5.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.The students ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
8. 8.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
10. 10.She ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
11. 11.They ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, Isha ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
18. 18.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.Kunal ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
23. 23.My sister ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
29. 29.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
30. 30.My brother ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
31. 31.When Dad called, my parents ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.We ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
37. 37.He ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent
38. 38.The students ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
39. 39.You ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) have won (d) had win

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