Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 603 · 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 the bell rang, we ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) has drunk
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.You ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) had told (c) has told (d) have told
4. 4.You ___ the dog before Mum came home. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
5. 5.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
6. 6.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
7. 7.When Dad called, she ___ already studied science. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) have written (d) had written
9. 9.When Dad called, she ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.He ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
11. 11.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) has brought (c) had brought (d) had bring
12. 12.I ___ the room before it got dark. (a) had clean (b) has cleaned (c) have cleaned (d) had cleaned
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
14. 14.She ___ to school before Mum came home. (a) has gone (b) have gone (c) had went (d) had gone
15. 15.By the time we reached, I ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) has baked (c) had baked (d) have baked
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) had told (d) has told
17. 17.You ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, Kavya ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) have planted
19. 19.By the time we reached, I ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had threw (d) had thrown
20. 20.They ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
21. 21.My sister ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) has swum (b) have swum (c) had swam (d) had swum
22. 22.When Dad called, the students ___ already watched a cartoon. (a) has (b) had (c) have
23. 23.You ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) had watched (b) has watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
24. 24.My sister ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) has thrown (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
25. 25.I ___ the dog before the bell rang. (a) had fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) have fed
26. 26.My cousins ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
27. 27.He ___ lunch before the guests arrived. (a) had bring (b) have brought (c) had brought (d) has brought
28. 28.Aarav ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) has cooked (b) had cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
29. 29.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) had worn (d) has worn
30. 30.She ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had run (b) have run (c) has run (d) had ran
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, he ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
32. 32.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) have eaten (c) had ate (d) had eaten
34. 34.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) have cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) has cleaned
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.We ___ a cartoon before the guests arrived. (a) have watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) has watched
37. 37.I ___ a sandcastle before the guests arrived. (a) have built (b) has built (c) had built (d) had build
38. 38.When Dad called, we ___ already worn a cap. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ for the team. (a) have clapped (b) had clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
40. 40.Myra ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) had jogged (d) have jogged

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