Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 831 · 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.My brother ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
2. 2.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.When Dad called, my sister ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) had told (d) have told
7. 7.Riya ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) had watch
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
10. 10.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
11. 11.I ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
12. 12.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
14. 14.By the time we reached, they ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.My friends ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.We ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
21. 21.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) have thrown (d) has thrown
22. 22.You ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
23. 23.I ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
24. 24.When Dad called, the children ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
27. 27.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
28. 28.They ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
29. 29.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
31. 31.I ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
32. 32.Meera ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.My parents ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
36. 36.You ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
37. 37.When Dad called, Manav ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.My friends ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) has flown
39. 39.We ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden

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