Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 73 · 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 ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
2. 2.We ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
5. 5.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
6. 6.She ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
7. 7.They ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
8. 8.By the time we reached, we ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
10. 10.When Dad called, Isha ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.I ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.He ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) have washed
13. 13.My brother ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
14. 14.My parents ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
15. 15.You ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
16. 16.When Dad called, the children ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.We ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build
19. 19.We ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
20. 20.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
22. 22.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.Nisha ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) have baked
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
28. 28.Rahul ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
29. 29.When Dad called, Tara ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
33. 33.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
36. 36.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
39. 39.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
40. 40.When Dad called, Isha ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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