Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 477 · 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 we reached, my sister ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
2. 2.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a cartoon. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
3. 3.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
4. 4.They ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) had bought
5. 5.Farhan ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) had drawn
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
7. 7.They ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
8. 8.I ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) had played (b) have played (c) has played (d) had play
9. 9.When Dad called, I ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
12. 12.Priya ___ on the stage before the bell rang. (a) had danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) have danced
13. 13.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.By the time the bell rang, she ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) have made (d) had make
15. 15.They ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
16. 16.By the time Mum came home, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
17. 17.She ___ the train before it got dark. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had took (d) had taken
18. 18.When Dad called, my parents ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.My sister ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) had baked (b) has baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
20. 20.She ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had bake
21. 21.By the time Mum came home, you ___ the dog. (a) has fed (b) had fed (c) have fed (d) had feed
22. 22.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.By the time the guests arrived, Aditya ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) have cooked (c) had cook (d) has cooked
24. 24.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.My sister ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
27. 27.I ___ a cartoon before Mum came home. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
28. 28.When Dad called, my brother ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the room. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
30. 30.By the time we reached, my cousins ___ tea. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
31. 31.She ___ on the stage before it got dark. (a) has danced (b) had dance (c) have danced (d) had danced
32. 32.He ___ a sandcastle before it got dark. (a) have built (b) had built (c) had build (d) has built
33. 33.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
35. 35.By the time the bell rang, I ___ science. (a) had study (b) had studied (c) have studied (d) has studied
36. 36.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had run (b) has run (c) have run (d) had ran
37. 37.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) has (c) had
38. 38.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a mango. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) had ate (d) have eaten
40. 40.I ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) had clapped (d) has clapped

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