Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 104 · 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.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a story. (a) had told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) has told
2. 2.Pooja ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
3. 3.When Dad called, Karan ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.My sister ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) has fed (d) had feed
8. 8.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Sneha ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
11. 11.You ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.We ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) has taken
16. 16.We ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
17. 17.My parents ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
18. 18.They ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
19. 19.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
20. 20.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.Riya ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
23. 23.When Dad called, my friends ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
27. 27.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
28. 28.We ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) has worn
29. 29.My friends ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
31. 31.When Dad called, the children ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, she ___ the match. (a) had won (b) had win (c) has won (d) have won
34. 34.I ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) have flown (d) has flown
35. 35.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
36. 36.They ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
38. 38.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had

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