Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 199 · 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 ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ the room. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) has cleaned
5. 5.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.He ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
9. 9.She ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) had caught (b) had catch (c) has caught (d) have caught
11. 11.Neel ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
12. 12.My brother ___ a kite before the bell rang. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, she ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, you ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
16. 16.You ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) have studied
17. 17.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
19. 19.By the time we reached, I ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) has fed
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, my cousins ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
22. 22.Ira ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped
23. 23.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.I ___ science before Mum came home. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, you ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
27. 27.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
29. 29.They ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) has written (d) have written
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
32. 32.She ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a kite. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) had fed
35. 35.Ananya ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
36. 36.By the time we reached, the children ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) has played (d) have played
37. 37.She ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
38. 38.Tara ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
39. 39.By the time we reached, Isha ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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