Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 535 · 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.Yash ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) had drew (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already helped Grandma. (a) have (b) has (c) had
3. 3.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) had watch (d) have watched
4. 4.I ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) have thrown (d) had threw
5. 5.My sister ___ tea before the guests arrived. (a) had make (b) have made (c) has made (d) had made
6. 6.When Dad called, Ananya ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.My cousins ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
8. 8.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, she ___ the ball. (a) has thrown (b) had threw (c) had thrown (d) have thrown
10. 10.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.My brother ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) has told (b) had told (c) have told (d) had tell
12. 12.I ___ a story before it got dark. (a) has told (b) have told (c) had told (d) had tell
13. 13.They ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
14. 14.Ishaan ___ tea before it got dark. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had made (d) had make
15. 15.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time we reached, they ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clap (c) has clapped (d) had clapped
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.I ___ on the stage before the guests arrived. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
21. 21.By the time we reached, he ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
22. 22.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has climbed (b) have climbed (c) had climb (d) had climbed
23. 23.She ___ the room before the bell rang. (a) had clean (b) have cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) had cleaned
24. 24.When Dad called, she ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, Ira ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) had wash (c) had washed (d) have washed
26. 26.You ___ the match before it got dark. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
27. 27.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
30. 30.She ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, my friends ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.When Dad called, Rahul ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) had (c) have
34. 34.Diya ___ milk before it got dark. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.I ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) has washed (b) had washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, Yash ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
38. 38.By the time we reached, he ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
39. 39.You ___ to school before the bell rang. (a) has gone (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) had went
40. 40.The students ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) had went (d) has gone

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