Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 125 · 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 sister ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
2. 2.Dev ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) have run (d) had run
3. 3.By the time we reached, Ishaan ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
4. 4.By the time we reached, my brother ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) had make (d) has made
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Riya ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
7. 7.My brother ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
8. 8.When Dad called, Neel ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) has carried
10. 10.When Dad called, my parents ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
12. 12.By the time we reached, she ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Isha ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) had fed (d) have fed
14. 14.Pooja ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) have worn
15. 15.My parents ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
16. 16.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Diya ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.I ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
19. 19.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, he ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
22. 22.Arjun ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
23. 23.When Dad called, Manav ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.My cousins ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
29. 29.By the time we reached, you ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) had planted (d) have planted
34. 34.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.Meera ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
36. 36.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jogged (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
38. 38.They ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
40. 40.My brother ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped

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