Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 421 · 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 guests arrived, he ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
2. 2.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
3. 3.By the time we reached, the students ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
4. 4.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, my friends ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
9. 9.Vivaan ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
11. 11.You ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
12. 12.Rohan ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
13. 13.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
14. 14.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.Diya ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.My brother ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
23. 23.I ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
24. 24.Isha ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, Priya ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
30. 30.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
31. 31.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, they ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
34. 34.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watched
38. 38.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.They ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
40. 40.Pooja ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone

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