Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 154 · 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, she ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
2. 2.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time we reached, he ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
6. 6.The children ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
7. 7.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
9. 9.I ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) has jogged
12. 12.We ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) has drawn
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ a picture. (a) had drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
14. 14.You ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) have washed
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
16. 16.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.My friends ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) had swam (c) have swum (d) had swum
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, I ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
22. 22.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
23. 23.Nisha ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) has flown (c) have flown (d) had flew
26. 26.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
27. 27.My brother ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) has planted
30. 30.By the time we reached, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
33. 33.I ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
34. 34.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Vivaan ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) had planted (d) have planted
36. 36.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
37. 37.By the time we reached, Ananya ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) has helped
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, we ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) had thrown (c) have thrown (d) has thrown

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