Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 490 · 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.You ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
9. 9.Manav ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.I ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
13. 13.By the time we reached, Myra ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
14. 14.Farhan ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
16. 16.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
17. 17.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.My brother ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
19. 19.Isha ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
20. 20.My friends ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
21. 21.By the time we reached, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) have bought
22. 22.They ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
26. 26.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.The students ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.You ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) has written
34. 34.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
35. 35.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
37. 37.By the time we reached, she ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
38. 38.Karan ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
39. 39.When Dad called, my friends ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.He ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked

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