Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 663 · 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.The students ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
2. 2.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.My brother ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.Ira ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
7. 7.He ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) has made (c) have made (d) had make
8. 8.The children ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
9. 9.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
11. 11.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.I ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) had played (c) have played (d) had play
14. 14.The children ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study
15. 15.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
16. 16.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.My brother ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
19. 19.She ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
20. 20.By the time we reached, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
22. 22.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) had went
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.He ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) has caught
25. 25.When Dad called, the children ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
28. 28.When Dad called, the students ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, Kabir ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
36. 36.When Dad called, my parents ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, he ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time we reached, Karan ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
40. 40.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn

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