Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 319 · 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, he ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
5. 5.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) had swum
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, he ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
11. 11.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.He ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
15. 15.Arjun ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
16. 16.When Dad called, my sister ___ already run in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
18. 18.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
19. 19.My sister ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) has watched
24. 24.My sister ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) has cooked
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
26. 26.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) had washed
28. 28.My brother ___ science before it got dark. (a) had studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) has studied
29. 29.When Dad called, the students ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had caught
31. 31.She ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) has danced (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
32. 32.You ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cook
33. 33.You ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) has sung
34. 34.I ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, he ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
38. 38.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) had run (d) have run
39. 39.When Dad called, my brother ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
40. 40.Ishaan ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught

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