Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 366 · 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 bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.Tara ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
5. 5.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
8. 8.My brother ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
9. 9.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.Rohan ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
11. 11.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
13. 13.By the time we reached, they ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
14. 14.When Dad called, my parents ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.My sister ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced
22. 22.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
23. 23.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.Isha ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) has written (d) had written
29. 29.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
30. 30.She ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) had worn
33. 33.When Dad called, they ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had win (c) has won (d) had won
36. 36.When Dad called, Tara ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.The children ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) has written
39. 39.By the time we reached, we ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
40. 40.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked

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