Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 214 · 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.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
2. 2.She ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.She ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, the children ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) has washed
9. 9.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.My parents ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
17. 17.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.He ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
20. 20.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
21. 21.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.Aditya ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Myra ___ tea. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
31. 31.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
32. 32.By the time we reached, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
34. 34.We ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
35. 35.The children ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
38. 38.My friends ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
39. 39.She ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown

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