Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 296 · 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 the bell rang, my sister ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) had took (d) have taken
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
4. 4.By the time we reached, I ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.We ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had clean
7. 7.He ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drew (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
8. 8.When Dad called, the students ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) had sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) has sent
10. 10.By the time we reached, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) had rode (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) had (b) have (c) has
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) had written (c) have written (d) has written
14. 14.They ___ a cap before it got dark. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) had wore (d) have worn
15. 15.Aditya ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climb
16. 16.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.I ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
18. 18.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
20. 20.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) had clap (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) has clapped
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ science. (a) had study (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) have studied
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
26. 26.When Dad called, you ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, we ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.You ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
29. 29.You ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, Aarav ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
31. 31.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
32. 32.Aisha ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
33. 33.They ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
34. 34.By the time we reached, he ___ Hindi. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) had help
37. 37.She ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) has watched (d) had watched
38. 38.When Dad called, he ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already helped Grandma. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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