Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 381 · 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.Rohan ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Manav ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) have taken
6. 6.I ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
7. 7.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
9. 9.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.They ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
11. 11.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
12. 12.He ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
13. 13.When Dad called, Manav ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
15. 15.My friends ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
16. 16.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
17. 17.We ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
18. 18.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
19. 19.My sister ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
20. 20.You ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
21. 21.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) have run
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
23. 23.Riya ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, my sister ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) has studied
28. 28.Dev ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
29. 29.By the time we reached, they ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
30. 30.By the time we reached, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
31. 31.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.We ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
33. 33.My sister ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
38. 38.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
39. 39.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught

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