Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 755 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
5. 5.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
6. 6.She ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
7. 7.My sister ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
9. 9.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, I ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
12. 12.They ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had bought
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) have caught
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, Sneha ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
19. 19.By the time we reached, I ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
20. 20.She ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
21. 21.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) had flown
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, I ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, he ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
29. 29.We ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
30. 30.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.We ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
34. 34.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
36. 36.When Dad called, Ira ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.She ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried

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