Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 617 · 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 Mum came home, I ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
2. 2.When Dad called, Kavya ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) had (c) have
3. 3.Yash ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had plant (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had planted
4. 4.Riya ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) had sung (c) have sung (d) had sang
5. 5.She ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had ate (b) have eaten (c) had eaten (d) has eaten
6. 6.Nisha ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
8. 8.I ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) has taken (d) had taken
9. 9.My brother ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
10. 10.When Dad called, my sister ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.He ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) have sung (c) has sung (d) had sung
13. 13.When Dad called, Nisha ___ already jogged in the park. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.My sister ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
16. 16.When Dad called, he ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) has (c) have
17. 17.When Dad called, Kunal ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, Rohan ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
20. 20.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) had (c) has
21. 21.They ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) had jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jog
22. 22.My brother ___ a mango before Mum came home. (a) had eaten (b) have eaten (c) has eaten (d) had ate
23. 23.She ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) has played (b) had play (c) had played (d) have played
24. 24.We ___ a song before the guests arrived. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
25. 25.When Dad called, I ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a cap. (a) has worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) had worn
27. 27.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
28. 28.When Dad called, the students ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
29. 29.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) has (c) had
30. 30.You ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
31. 31.When Dad called, he ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) has clapped (d) had clap
33. 33.You ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) had planted (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
34. 34.She ___ Hindi before the guests arrived. (a) have spoken (b) had spoke (c) has spoken (d) had spoken
35. 35.She ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) have ridden (c) had ridden (d) has ridden
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.You ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had ran (c) has run (d) had run
38. 38.She ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
39. 39.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
40. 40.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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