Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 836 · 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) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
3. 3.By the time we reached, the children ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) has brought
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Kavya ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
6. 6.I ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
7. 7.Arjun ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watch (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) have watched
8. 8.The students ___ in the pool before the bell rang. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) has swum
9. 9.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.Vivaan ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) had threw (c) has thrown (d) have thrown
13. 13.My sister ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
14. 14.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time we reached, my parents ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
20. 20.When Dad called, Diya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) have caught
22. 22.She ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
24. 24.They ___ science before it got dark. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
25. 25.I ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, my sister ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
29. 29.By the time we reached, we ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
31. 31.I ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, I ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) have jogged
34. 34.When Dad called, my friends ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
36. 36.The children ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
37. 37.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) has won (c) have won (d) had won
39. 39.She ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
40. 40.I ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built

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