Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 297 · 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 guests arrived, I ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.I ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Hindi. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
5. 5.We ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
6. 6.We ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
7. 7.Yash ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
8. 8.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, we ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
10. 10.By the time we reached, he ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
11. 11.We ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
12. 12.When Dad called, you ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.Aisha ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
14. 14.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.When Dad called, my friends ___ already climbed a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.My friends ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
17. 17.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
18. 18.She ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
19. 19.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drank (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
20. 20.We ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, I ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) had bring (d) has brought
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
23. 23.Pooja ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) have thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) has thrown
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
25. 25.They ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
26. 26.Aarav ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
27. 27.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) has eaten (d) have eaten
29. 29.By the time we reached, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
30. 30.When Dad called, my parents ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.We ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
33. 33.My friends ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) have baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
34. 34.By the time the bell rang, he ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
35. 35.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
40. 40.They ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped

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