Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 411 · 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 guests arrived, my sister ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had build (c) have built (d) had built
2. 2.My sister ___ Hindi before the bell rang. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) had spoke (d) have spoken
3. 3.When Dad called, Farhan ___ already danced on the stage. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Diya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) have worn
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
8. 8.When Dad called, my sister ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
9. 9.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
10. 10.Ananya ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) had told (c) had tell (d) have told
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, the students ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
12. 12.When Dad called, they ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) has ridden
16. 16.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
17. 17.By the time we reached, I ___ a song. (a) had sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) have sung
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Riya ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) had (c) has
22. 22.You ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) had swum (b) had swam (c) has swum (d) have swum
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already run in the park. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.Kavya ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.She ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
28. 28.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.We ___ a song before it got dark. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
30. 30.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) have (b) had (c) has
31. 31.My friends ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
32. 32.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
33. 33.My brother ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
34. 34.He ___ a cap before the guests arrived. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) have worn
35. 35.When Dad called, they ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.Zoya ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
39. 39.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, she ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn

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