Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 384 · 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.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
2. 2.My cousins ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) have helped
3. 3.Omkar ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
7. 7.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
8. 8.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, my friends ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.Aarav ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
18. 18.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) has planted
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
25. 25.We ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, Vivaan ___ tea. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.I ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.My sister ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, the children ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
38. 38.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.He ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built

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