Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 727 · 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.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) had play (d) has played
3. 3.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) has swum
5. 5.When Dad called, the children ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.The children ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
7. 7.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
11. 11.By the time we reached, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
12. 12.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoke (c) had spoken (d) have spoken
14. 14.He ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
15. 15.Karan ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
17. 17.By the time we reached, Yash ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.You ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) had threw (d) has thrown
23. 23.My friends ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
24. 24.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
25. 25.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) had made (d) has made
27. 27.We ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
28. 28.She ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) had make (c) has made (d) have made
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
32. 32.We ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
33. 33.When Dad called, she ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.Ira ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) has washed
35. 35.My brother ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.My brother ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) have cooked
40. 40.Meera ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew

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