Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 196 · 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.When Dad called, my friends ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.She ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
3. 3.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
5. 5.The students ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
8. 8.We ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
9. 9.The children ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
10. 10.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
11. 11.He ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.He ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
14. 14.She ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
16. 16.My sister ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
18. 18.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
19. 19.Diya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped
20. 20.Aarav ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
21. 21.We ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.He ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had written (c) has written (d) had wrote
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had clean
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.My sister ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
39. 39.My sister ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
40. 40.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk

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