Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 248 · 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.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
3. 3.You ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) had swum (d) has swum
4. 4.By the time we reached, Vivaan ___ on the stage. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) have danced
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Priya ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
7. 7.When Dad called, Neel ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
8. 8.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) had (c) have
9. 9.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.When Dad called, Yash ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.Nisha ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
12. 12.When Dad called, Manav ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
14. 14.We ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) have swum
18. 18.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
20. 20.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time we reached, Sneha ___ the train. (a) had taken (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had took
26. 26.My brother ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, Aisha ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had worn
28. 28.Myra ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
29. 29.When Dad called, the children ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
31. 31.You ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
34. 34.When Dad called, he ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had cleaned (d) had clean
36. 36.She ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.Rohan ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
40. 40.You ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten

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