Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 520 · 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, they ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.By the time we reached, they ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) has won (d) had won
3. 3.When Dad called, I ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
4. 4.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) has built (c) have built (d) had built
5. 5.I ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) had rode
6. 6.When Dad called, I ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.When Dad called, we ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) has (c) had
8. 8.My sister ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had dance (d) had danced
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ tea. (a) has made (b) have made (c) had made (d) had make
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ cricket. (a) have played (b) has played (c) had play (d) had played
11. 11.She ___ Grandma before the bell rang. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
12. 12.When Dad called, my friends ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
13. 13.When Dad called, Priya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.She ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my cousins ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
16. 16.My friends ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) has bought (c) have bought (d) had bought
17. 17.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) has run
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) had run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) have run
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
21. 21.He ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
22. 22.By the time we reached, you ___ to school. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
24. 24.Vivaan ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had build (b) have built (c) has built (d) had built
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
26. 26.When Dad called, my friends ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, you ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
29. 29.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
30. 30.They ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) have watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) has watched
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Diya ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
32. 32.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) has (c) have
33. 33.The children ___ a picture before Mum came home. (a) had drawn (b) had drew (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
34. 34.You ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) have built (b) had built (c) has built (d) had build
35. 35.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
36. 36.You ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
37. 37.By the time we reached, we ___ a bicycle. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.You ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown

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