Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 955 · 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.We ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
2. 2.My brother ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.You ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.I ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) had studied
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
9. 9.Neel ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
11. 11.Ira ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
12. 12.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
13. 13.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.When Dad called, Dev ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.They ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had play (c) has played (d) had played
19. 19.I ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
25. 25.I ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
26. 26.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) had sent
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
28. 28.When Dad called, my parents ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.They ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had studied
30. 30.I ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had caught (c) have caught (d) had catch
32. 32.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
34. 34.They ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
36. 36.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) has told
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, I ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
39. 39.Priya ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
40. 40.You ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made

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