Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 168 · 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.My sister ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
2. 2.Myra ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, the children ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.She ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
10. 10.Isha ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
11. 11.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
13. 13.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
14. 14.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) has told
15. 15.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
18. 18.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
19. 19.Myra ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
20. 20.He ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
23. 23.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
24. 24.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.We ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
26. 26.By the time we reached, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
27. 27.My cousins ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.They ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) has danced
31. 31.You ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had played (b) has played (c) had play (d) have played
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
33. 33.The children ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swum
34. 34.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had win (c) had won (d) has won
35. 35.Ira ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
36. 36.I ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
37. 37.My sister ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
39. 39.My cousins ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
40. 40.The students ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted

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