Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 19 · 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 cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
3. 3.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
4. 4.You ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.They ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) have gone
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Farhan ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
16. 16.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, he ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.Aisha ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) has played (d) have played
21. 21.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Priya ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
23. 23.She ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
24. 24.You ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
26. 26.Saanvi ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
27. 27.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, Ananya ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
29. 29.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, Meera ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time we reached, Yash ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
38. 38.When Dad called, Ira ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
40. 40.Meera ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged

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