Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 130 · 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.The students ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
2. 2.My sister ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) has bought (d) have bought
3. 3.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
4. 4.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, the students ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.They ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) has sent
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
10. 10.When Dad called, Aditya ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.When Dad called, my parents ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.He ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) have gone
15. 15.You ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
16. 16.By the time the bell rang, she ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
19. 19.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.You ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) has flown (d) had flew
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, they ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had run (d) had ran
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
24. 24.By the time we reached, Isha ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) has brought
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
26. 26.My sister ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had danced (c) had dance (d) has danced
28. 28.Vivaan ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
29. 29.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.Isha ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
31. 31.My sister ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
34. 34.My friends ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
35. 35.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
36. 36.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
38. 38.By the time we reached, you ___ for the team. (a) had clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, you ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) have made (d) had made
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore

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