Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 942 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.The students ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) have baked (d) had baked
6. 6.You ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
7. 7.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.My parents ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
9. 9.The students ___ a letter before the guests arrived. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Isha ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
15. 15.My friends ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flew (b) had flown (c) have flown (d) has flown
16. 16.Riya ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
22. 22.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.They ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Kunal ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climb
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
30. 30.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.When Dad called, the students ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Aarav ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time we reached, you ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.I ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had built (c) had build (d) have built
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flown
40. 40.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk

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