Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 988 · 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.Kunal ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
2. 2.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
3. 3.The students ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
4. 4.He ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
5. 5.By the time we reached, she ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
6. 6.By the time we reached, Saanvi ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
7. 7.When Dad called, Riya ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.Yash ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) had helped
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
10. 10.The students ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
11. 11.My friends ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) has flown
12. 12.They ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
13. 13.We ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) has studied
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
15. 15.Neel ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
16. 16.By the time we reached, he ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
17. 17.When Dad called, we ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.My friends ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
19. 19.She ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
20. 20.Isha ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) had went (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had gone
21. 21.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
22. 22.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.I ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
25. 25.We ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
26. 26.By the time we reached, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
27. 27.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) have brought (d) had brought
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
29. 29.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.She ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) have written
31. 31.Dev ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) had carry (b) have carried (c) had carried (d) has carried
32. 32.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Arjun ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
34. 34.We ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
35. 35.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) has taken
37. 37.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
39. 39.My brother ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) had drew
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake

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