Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 669 · 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 ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
2. 2.They ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) had sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) have sung
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
4. 4.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, we ___ science. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
8. 8.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
10. 10.My sister ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
12. 12.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
13. 13.Diya ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) had sung (d) has sung
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
16. 16.My friends ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
17. 17.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
23. 23.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Sneha ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, we ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, I ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.You ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
33. 33.My cousins ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) have danced
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
35. 35.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.The students ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
38. 38.We ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
39. 39.When Dad called, Yash ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made

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