Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 244 · 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 ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
2. 2.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
5. 5.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
6. 6.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
7. 7.You ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
8. 8.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
9. 9.She ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
11. 11.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
13. 13.When Dad called, Manav ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, Kunal ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
16. 16.You ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
17. 17.She ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
18. 18.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
23. 23.They ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
25. 25.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
26. 26.My parents ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
27. 27.They ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.She ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
30. 30.The students ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
31. 31.When Dad called, Myra ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.She ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
38. 38.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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