Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 406 · 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, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
3. 3.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
4. 4.By the time we reached, you ___ a kite. (a) had flown (b) had flew (c) has flown (d) have flown
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) have cooked (d) had cooked
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, Rohan ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.She ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) had play (b) have played (c) has played (d) had played
9. 9.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
10. 10.When Dad called, you ___ already run in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ rice. (a) has cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cooked (d) had cook
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) had (b) has (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, she ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.Arjun ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
15. 15.My sister ___ lunch before it got dark. (a) has brought (b) had bring (c) had brought (d) have brought
16. 16.We ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, we ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.Pooja ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
21. 21.When Dad called, Isha ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) had (c) have
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
23. 23.My friends ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
24. 24.Priya ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
25. 25.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had dance
26. 26.When Dad called, my sister ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
28. 28.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.When Dad called, my parents ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) had help
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ the bag. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
35. 35.When Dad called, my parents ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
37. 37.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
38. 38.By the time we reached, we ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) have ridden
39. 39.When Dad called, he ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.My friends ___ a message before it got dark. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) has sent (d) have sent

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