Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 975 · 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.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, he ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) had buy
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
7. 7.They ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
12. 12.Kunal ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
15. 15.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
16. 16.He ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
17. 17.My brother ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.My sister ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
20. 20.I ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) have played (d) had played
21. 21.She ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
22. 22.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.Kunal ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
24. 24.We ___ a story before it got dark. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, they ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
27. 27.By the time we reached, Kunal ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
28. 28.She ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
30. 30.My sister ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.We ___ a kite before the guests arrived. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
33. 33.When Dad called, my brother ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
34. 34.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.They ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.My friends ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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