Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 977 · 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.He ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) has sung
2. 2.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) have won (c) had win (d) has won
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.She ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, you ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
8. 8.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) had ran (d) has run
9. 9.Isha ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) have helped
10. 10.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
11. 11.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time we reached, we ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, you ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
17. 17.The children ___ the match before the bell rang. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
18. 18.When Dad called, she ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
19. 19.By the time we reached, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) had built (c) has built (d) have built
22. 22.You ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
23. 23.We ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
26. 26.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
28. 28.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.Rahul ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
32. 32.Aarav ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
33. 33.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) have flown
35. 35.By the time we reached, Ira ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ science. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) have studied
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, my sister ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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