Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 356 · 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.You ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) have spoken (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
2. 2.He ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.Aisha ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) have taken
5. 5.By the time we reached, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
6. 6.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.My parents ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) had written
8. 8.He ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
9. 9.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) had made (c) have made (d) has made
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
11. 11.My cousins ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) has watched (c) had watched (d) have watched
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
17. 17.When Dad called, the children ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a bicycle. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
19. 19.She ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
20. 20.You ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) has spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
21. 21.She ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
22. 22.When Dad called, my sister ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) have (c) had
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) have (b) has (c) had
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.You ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
26. 26.They ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
27. 27.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.The students ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
29. 29.When Dad called, Isha ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
30. 30.They ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have caught (b) had caught (c) had catch (d) has caught
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.My sister ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
33. 33.By the time we reached, I ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
34. 34.They ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) have washed (d) has washed
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
36. 36.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
37. 37.She ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had baked
38. 38.We ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
40. 40.By the time we reached, Tara ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran

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