Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 703 · 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.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
2. 2.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
4. 4.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.They ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
7. 7.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) has fed
8. 8.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
10. 10.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, Priya ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.They ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
13. 13.When Dad called, my brother ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.My sister ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
15. 15.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
16. 16.Zoya ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) has built (c) had built (d) have built
17. 17.Zoya ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.We ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
20. 20.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
22. 22.Omkar ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
23. 23.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
25. 25.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
26. 26.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
27. 27.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.Vivaan ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
33. 33.When Dad called, my sister ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Meera ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
36. 36.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
37. 37.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.You ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
39. 39.Myra ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
40. 40.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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