Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 352 · 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, we ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
2. 2.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Manav ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) had bought (d) have bought
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, Karan ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
7. 7.We ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
8. 8.Aarav ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.Karan ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
15. 15.Ira ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
16. 16.When Dad called, the students ___ already planted a tree. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ science. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) has studied
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
21. 21.When Dad called, the students ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.Nisha ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
23. 23.The children ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) had help (d) has helped
24. 24.You ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
25. 25.By the time we reached, he ___ a sandcastle. (a) had build (b) have built (c) had built (d) has built
26. 26.He ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had catch (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) have caught
27. 27.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
28. 28.By the time the bell rang, Kavya ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
29. 29.My brother ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had rode
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.They ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
33. 33.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, she ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
36. 36.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Yash ___ a letter. (a) had written (b) have written (c) has written (d) had wrote
38. 38.He ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) have run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) has run
39. 39.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ science. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) had study (d) have studied
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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