Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 496 · 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, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.She ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
3. 3.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) have fed
4. 4.Neel ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had written (d) had wrote
5. 5.My cousins ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had won (d) had win
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.He ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.They ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
11. 11.You ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
15. 15.Kunal ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) have fed (d) had fed
16. 16.By the time we reached, we ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
17. 17.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
18. 18.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) has fed
19. 19.She ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
24. 24.They ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
25. 25.I ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
26. 26.He ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
27. 27.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
28. 28.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) has watched
29. 29.Vivaan ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
31. 31.He ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
33. 33.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.I ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged

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