Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 805 · 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 ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
2. 2.He ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
3. 3.By the time we reached, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.He ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
7. 7.They ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
9. 9.When Dad called, the children ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) have drawn
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) has (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, my friends ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
20. 20.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ to school. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) had gone (d) has gone
22. 22.She ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
23. 23.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, Diya ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
26. 26.She ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
29. 29.My cousins ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
30. 30.They ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.The students ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
33. 33.My sister ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
34. 34.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, Pooja ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
40. 40.My brother ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked

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