Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 837 · 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 ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) have brought
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
3. 3.Aisha ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
5. 5.When Dad called, we ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) has carried
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
10. 10.My friends ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had win (c) have won (d) had won
11. 11.They ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had build (b) had built (c) have built (d) has built
12. 12.She ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
15. 15.You ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
18. 18.They ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) had win (b) has won (c) had won (d) have won
19. 19.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, my parents ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
23. 23.When Dad called, my parents ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, Meera ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
28. 28.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
29. 29.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
30. 30.They ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
31. 31.Kunal ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
32. 32.They ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
36. 36.Manav ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
37. 37.I ___ rice before it got dark. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
38. 38.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time we reached, we ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought

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