Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 353 · 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, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
3. 3.By the time we reached, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.She ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
9. 9.I ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
10. 10.We ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
11. 11.Tara ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.I ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
14. 14.Kavya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
16. 16.Meera ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
17. 17.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
18. 18.My brother ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
19. 19.She ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
21. 21.I ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
22. 22.When Dad called, the children ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.He ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, Ishaan ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
25. 25.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.The students ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
28. 28.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
30. 30.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
31. 31.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
37. 37.Sneha ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
38. 38.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked

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