Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 682 · 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.My parents ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) has taken
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.She ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
6. 6.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
10. 10.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) has caught
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) has washed
12. 12.Ishaan ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
13. 13.We ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
14. 14.He ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
15. 15.Riya ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
16. 16.My cousins ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
17. 17.She ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
19. 19.By the time we reached, we ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
20. 20.He ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
21. 21.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, she ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) had sang (c) have sung (d) had sung
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
26. 26.We ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.Kabir ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) have flown
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
32. 32.When Dad called, the students ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.My sister ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
39. 39.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
40. 40.Ira ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) have helped

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