Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 175 · 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.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
2. 2.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) have caught (d) had caught
4. 4.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ a kite. (a) have flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) had flown
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
6. 6.Saanvi ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had plant (c) have planted (d) had planted
8. 8.My sister ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) has made (c) had make (d) have made
9. 9.My friends ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had study
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.We ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.By the time we reached, she ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) have jogged
18. 18.He ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
19. 19.He ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) have (c) had
21. 21.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
22. 22.He ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had sent (d) had send
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
25. 25.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
26. 26.Karan ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
27. 27.We ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
28. 28.Sneha ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
29. 29.My brother ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) have sent
30. 30.My cousins ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
31. 31.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
32. 32.He ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
34. 34.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.My sister ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped
36. 36.When Dad called, Neel ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.My parents ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
40. 40.By the time we reached, I ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed

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