Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 900 · 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 song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
2. 2.My parents ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Zoya ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) had run
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Aditya ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
6. 6.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
7. 7.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My parents ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
10. 10.By the time we reached, we ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.They ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
18. 18.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.You ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) has baked
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
24. 24.She ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Omkar ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
26. 26.He ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) had built (b) have built (c) has built (d) had build
27. 27.My cousins ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
28. 28.You ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
29. 29.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.They ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
31. 31.They ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
32. 32.When Dad called, Yash ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) has taken (d) had took
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, I ___ to school. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) has gone
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
36. 36.My friends ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
37. 37.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.The students ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
39. 39.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam

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