Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 98 · 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.Ananya ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
2. 2.My friends ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) had study
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
4. 4.Ananya ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
6. 6.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
11. 11.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
13. 13.When Dad called, Isha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
15. 15.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had played (d) had play
17. 17.You ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
18. 18.When Dad called, Priya ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
19. 19.We ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, she ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
21. 21.When Dad called, Yash ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, Aditya ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
23. 23.When Dad called, my brother ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, Zoya ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
25. 25.Rahul ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) have cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
27. 27.By the time we reached, you ___ the ball. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
28. 28.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
29. 29.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time we reached, I ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
31. 31.Kavya ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.We ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
34. 34.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.When Dad called, my friends ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
36. 36.Ishaan ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
37. 37.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
38. 38.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
40. 40.By the time we reached, she ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed

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