Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 229 · 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 ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
2. 2.You ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
3. 3.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
4. 4.By the time we reached, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
6. 6.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
8. 8.Diya ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
9. 9.I ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
10. 10.Aditya ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) had went
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.We ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
14. 14.My sister ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
15. 15.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.My brother ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) has written
17. 17.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
21. 21.By the time we reached, my brother ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) have swum
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, we ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Manav ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.I ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
35. 35.Saanvi ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
37. 37.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
39. 39.My parents ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
40. 40.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged

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