Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 529 · 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.She ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
2. 2.When Dad called, Dev ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
7. 7.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.We ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
11. 11.By the time we reached, Zoya ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
12. 12.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time we reached, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.Riya ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had written (b) has written (c) have written (d) had wrote
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
19. 19.You ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
21. 21.He ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
23. 23.Meera ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
24. 24.By the time we reached, the students ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
25. 25.Farhan ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
26. 26.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
28. 28.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
29. 29.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) has caught
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
34. 34.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
35. 35.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, my friends ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.She ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
38. 38.When Dad called, Diya ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.Diya ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) have gone
40. 40.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced

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