Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 398 · 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.When Dad called, Myra ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
4. 4.When Dad called, we ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
10. 10.I ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) had ate (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ in the park. (a) had jogged (b) had jog (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
12. 12.By the time we reached, my parents ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) has baked
14. 14.My sister ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) has built (b) had build (c) had built (d) have built
15. 15.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.You ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had eaten
19. 19.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
20. 20.When Dad called, Arjun ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, she ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the match. (a) had won (b) has won (c) had win (d) have won
23. 23.By the time the bell rang, you ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) has cooked
24. 24.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
25. 25.By the time we reached, Rohan ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
26. 26.My sister ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
28. 28.Meera ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
29. 29.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time we reached, Meera ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had bring (d) had brought
31. 31.When Dad called, my brother ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time we reached, Aisha ___ a tree. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, he ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) has gone (c) had went (d) had gone
34. 34.By the time we reached, I ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
35. 35.He ___ a song before the bell rang. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
36. 36.Pooja ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
37. 37.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
39. 39.When Dad called, the children ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) had wore

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