Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 407 · 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, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
2. 2.Neel ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had tell (d) had told
3. 3.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
5. 5.I ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, they ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) has helped
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a message. (a) have sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) has sent
8. 8.When Dad called, the children ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
9. 9.Pooja ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
11. 11.She ___ science before the bell rang. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
12. 12.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
13. 13.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, my sister ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
15. 15.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.My parents ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ in the park. (a) had jog (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) have jogged
19. 19.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
20. 20.Kavya ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
21. 21.Sneha ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
22. 22.When Dad called, I ___ already studied science. (a) had (b) has (c) have
23. 23.My parents ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) has climbed
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had build (d) had built
25. 25.By the time we reached, he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
26. 26.By the time we reached, my sister ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
27. 27.Ananya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
28. 28.They ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
29. 29.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already baked a cake. (a) had (b) have (c) has
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, they ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) had cook (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
32. 32.When Dad called, Meera ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, I ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, she ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.I ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) has helped (b) have helped (c) had help (d) had helped
37. 37.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) has ridden (d) had ridden
38. 38.I ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.When Dad called, the children ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had

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