Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 345 · 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, the children ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.You ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
10. 10.I ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
11. 11.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
12. 12.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
13. 13.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
14. 14.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
15. 15.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
17. 17.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
18. 18.Ishaan ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
19. 19.They ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
20. 20.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
22. 22.My brother ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) has spoken
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
27. 27.When Dad called, my parents ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
29. 29.When Dad called, Tara ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) had build (d) have built
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
34. 34.We ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
35. 35.He ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
36. 36.My friends ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
37. 37.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
39. 39.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
40. 40.My parents ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won

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