Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 11 · 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, Farhan ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
2. 2.When Dad called, we ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
8. 8.Manav ___ a song before it got dark. (a) have sung (b) had sang (c) has sung (d) had sung
9. 9.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
10. 10.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
11. 11.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) has danced (c) have danced (d) had danced
13. 13.I ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
18. 18.My brother ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
19. 19.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
21. 21.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
22. 22.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
26. 26.They ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
28. 28.My brother ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
30. 30.Meera ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
32. 32.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Zoya ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.My sister ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had sent
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time we reached, I ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) had washed

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