Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 149 · 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 the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) had spoke (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
3. 3.By the time we reached, you ___ a message. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) has sent
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
5. 5.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
6. 6.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
8. 8.You ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) have told (d) has told
9. 9.By the time we reached, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
13. 13.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.My sister ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
16. 16.We ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had catch (d) had caught
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.We ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
22. 22.My brother ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
24. 24.My friends ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) had sang
25. 25.You ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) had win (d) have won
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.We ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
28. 28.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.I ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) had ridden
30. 30.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Isha ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) have helped (d) had help
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
37. 37.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) has spoken
38. 38.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
40. 40.Sneha ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) had send

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