Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 565 · 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, Aarav ___ already studied science. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
3. 3.We ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) have sent (d) had sent
4. 4.Myra ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) had bake
5. 5.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
6. 6.By the time we reached, I ___ lunch. (a) had bring (b) had brought (c) has brought (d) have brought
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
8. 8.My sister ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) has carried (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
9. 9.He ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) has taken
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, we ___ the ball. (a) had thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) have thrown
11. 11.By the time we reached, I ___ tea. (a) have made (b) has made (c) had make (d) had made
12. 12.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.He ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) had swam (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swum
14. 14.When Dad called, they ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, Nisha ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) have (c) had
17. 17.Arjun ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) had buy (d) has bought
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, Omkar ___ a picture. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) have drawn (d) had drawn
19. 19.When Dad called, Sneha ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
21. 21.I ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) had spoken (b) has spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
22. 22.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already danced on the stage. (a) have (b) had (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, she ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) had (b) has (c) have
25. 25.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time we reached, Pooja ___ a story. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
27. 27.When Dad called, you ___ already worn a cap. (a) had (b) has (c) have
28. 28.They ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had help
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Kunal ___ in the pool. (a) have swum (b) has swum (c) had swum (d) had swam
30. 30.My cousins ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) have written (b) had written (c) had wrote (d) has written
31. 31.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, we ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
34. 34.My sister ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.We ___ on the stage before Mum came home. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
37. 37.When Dad called, Aarav ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, the children ___ Hindi. (a) had spoken (b) have spoken (c) has spoken (d) had spoke
39. 39.I ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) have drawn (b) had drew (c) had drawn (d) has drawn
40. 40.They ___ milk before it got dark. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank

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