Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 414 · 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, she ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.They ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
3. 3.When Dad called, the students ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
5. 5.My brother ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
6. 6.Arjun ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
7. 7.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.She ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
10. 10.They ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
11. 11.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
12. 12.Ananya ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, I ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
14. 14.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
16. 16.The students ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) have climbed
17. 17.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
22. 22.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
26. 26.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
27. 27.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.They ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
31. 31.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, Aisha ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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