Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 276 · 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.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already swum in the pool. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
4. 4.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time we reached, they ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
8. 8.We ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
9. 9.My parents ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) had watched (b) have watched (c) has watched (d) had watch
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) has carried (d) had carried
11. 11.My brother ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a kite. (a) had flew (b) have flown (c) has flown (d) had flown
15. 15.By the time we reached, she ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
17. 17.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
19. 19.I ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had build (d) had built
20. 20.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, Priya ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) had run (d) has run
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.He ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.Vivaan ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) have carried
29. 29.She ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) have made (c) had made (d) has made
30. 30.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) have watched
31. 31.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
32. 32.Kabir ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
33. 33.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) had (b) has (c) have
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) has sent (d) have sent
36. 36.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
38. 38.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, we ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
40. 40.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten

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