Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 712 · 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 ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
2. 2.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
3. 3.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, they ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
8. 8.When Dad called, Ira ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.My friends ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
10. 10.We ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
11. 11.She ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
12. 12.Pooja ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
13. 13.He ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
14. 14.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, my sister ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
21. 21.My sister ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
23. 23.When Dad called, my parents ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
25. 25.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
27. 27.My parents ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
28. 28.By the time we reached, Kabir ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the train. (a) had took (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) have taken
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
32. 32.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.Manav ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
37. 37.By the time we reached, my sister ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.Rahul ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy

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