Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 254 · 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 kite before the guests arrived. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
2. 2.He ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
3. 3.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Ananya ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
7. 7.When Dad called, Neel ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
9. 9.When Dad called, my friends ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.I ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) have watched (c) had watch (d) had watched
11. 11.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) has sent (c) have sent (d) had send
13. 13.The children ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) had sung (d) has sung
14. 14.My sister ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
15. 15.She ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, they ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, my brother ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
19. 19.Rohan ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
20. 20.We ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.They ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode
23. 23.By the time we reached, I ___ the match. (a) had won (b) have won (c) has won (d) had win
24. 24.By the time we reached, my parents ___ science. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
25. 25.When Dad called, she ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.He ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
27. 27.We ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
28. 28.My friends ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) have washed
29. 29.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
30. 30.When Dad called, you ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, Yash ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
32. 32.By the time we reached, the children ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.They ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
35. 35.Aditya ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, my sister ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Kavya ___ science before the bell rang. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
38. 38.We ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
39. 39.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) have cleaned

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