Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 697 · 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.We ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
2. 2.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
3. 3.We ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) had made (d) have made
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, Kabir ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
6. 6.By the time we reached, he ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
7. 7.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.We ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) have swum
9. 9.She ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
10. 10.You ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
11. 11.My sister ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carried
14. 14.Aditya ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
15. 15.I ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
16. 16.Sneha ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
17. 17.When Dad called, Karan ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.We ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
20. 20.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.You ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.My sister ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
25. 25.The students ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
26. 26.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) has built (c) have built (d) had build
30. 30.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
33. 33.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.We ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
37. 37.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, my friends ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
39. 39.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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