Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 178 · 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.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, I ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
4. 4.Priya ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
5. 5.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
6. 6.My friends ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) have brought
7. 7.I ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
8. 8.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
9. 9.We ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) have gone
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) has studied (d) had studied
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
12. 12.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
16. 16.He ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
17. 17.They ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, she ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) has helped (c) had helped (d) had help
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
25. 25.When Dad called, the students ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
27. 27.By the time we reached, Tara ___ a cartoon. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.We ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
30. 30.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
32. 32.By the time the bell rang, you ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.He ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
34. 34.By the time we reached, Farhan ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
35. 35.She ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
38. 38.My brother ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.She ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked

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