Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 979 · 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 ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, Aisha ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
6. 6.When Dad called, he ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) have run (c) had run (d) had ran
8. 8.We ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had win (d) had won
9. 9.We ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) had played (c) have played (d) has played
10. 10.Kunal ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) has danced
11. 11.Omkar ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
12. 12.We ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
13. 13.By the time the bell rang, he ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
14. 14.You ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
15. 15.My sister ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
16. 16.They ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
17. 17.By the time we reached, Dev ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
18. 18.We ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
21. 21.We ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) have told
22. 22.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
23. 23.He ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.You ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had danced (c) have danced (d) had dance
27. 27.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.By the time we reached, she ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) had played (c) had play (d) have played
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) had helped
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) have danced
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.The students ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
37. 37.He ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
40. 40.We ___ science before Mum came home. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study

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