Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 456 · 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 Mum came home, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
2. 2.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.You ___ in the pool before Mum came home. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
4. 4.When Dad called, Dev ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.Riya ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the match. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
8. 8.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.We ___ rice before it got dark. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, I ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
11. 11.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
12. 12.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
13. 13.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
14. 14.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) has brought
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ science. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
16. 16.He ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) had spoke (b) had spoken (c) has spoken (d) have spoken
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
18. 18.You ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) have clapped (d) had clap
19. 19.By the time we reached, the children ___ a message. (a) had send (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) have sent
20. 20.When Dad called, she ___ already fed the dog. (a) had (b) have (c) has
21. 21.You ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
22. 22.My sister ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
23. 23.He ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had win (b) had won (c) has won (d) have won
24. 24.By the time Mum came home, he ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already won the match. (a) have (b) has (c) had
26. 26.When Dad called, the children ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, she ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.He ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) had rode (b) had ridden (c) has ridden (d) have ridden
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
32. 32.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, Diya ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) has won (d) had win
34. 34.By the time we reached, you ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) have brought (c) has brought (d) had bring
35. 35.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already cooked rice. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
37. 37.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dog. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.She ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) had feed (c) have fed (d) had fed
40. 40.When Dad called, my brother ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has

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