Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 486 · 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, you ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, you ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) had drawn (c) had drew (d) has drawn
4. 4.When Dad called, he ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
5. 5.When Dad called, my sister ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
6. 6.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.I ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
8. 8.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
9. 9.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) had took
10. 10.Farhan ___ Hindi before Mum came home. (a) had spoke (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoken
11. 11.Ira ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
12. 12.He ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
13. 13.We ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
14. 14.My friends ___ to school before it got dark. (a) has gone (b) had went (c) have gone (d) had gone
15. 15.We ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
16. 16.When Dad called, my brother ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, my friends ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) have taken (c) had took (d) had taken
21. 21.Neel ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) had sang (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) have sung
22. 22.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a story. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
23. 23.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) had played (d) have played
24. 24.By the time the bell rang, we ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) had drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drew
25. 25.Aditya ___ tea before Mum came home. (a) had made (b) have made (c) has made (d) had make
26. 26.When Dad called, Pooja ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
27. 27.By the time Mum came home, she ___ in the pool. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
28. 28.Yash ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
29. 29.He ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
30. 30.We ___ for the team before the bell rang. (a) had clapped (b) has clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
31. 31.They ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had made (b) have made (c) had make (d) has made
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had make (d) had made
34. 34.By the time we reached, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
35. 35.My brother ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had sent
36. 36.When Dad called, we ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
38. 38.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) have (c) has
39. 39.My friends ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
40. 40.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told

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