Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 68 · 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, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.He ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
4. 4.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
6. 6.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.You ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watched
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
9. 9.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) have written (d) had written
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
12. 12.Arjun ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
13. 13.When Dad called, Myra ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.Isha ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
15. 15.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
16. 16.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoken (d) had spoke
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
18. 18.My sister ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.They ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
22. 22.Kabir ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
23. 23.Saanvi ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
24. 24.Omkar ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, I ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.We ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
28. 28.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.We ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
30. 30.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
32. 32.Meera ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
33. 33.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.Rahul ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
37. 37.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, Karan ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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