Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 635 · 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 we reached, my brother ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
2. 2.Pooja ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
3. 3.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) has drunk
4. 4.When Dad called, my brother ___ already taken the train. (a) had (b) has (c) have
5. 5.I ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) have jogged (b) had jog (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ in the park. (a) have run (b) has run (c) had ran (d) had run
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ science. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had study (d) had studied
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) had wash (d) has washed
9. 9.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
10. 10.They ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
11. 11.When Dad called, we ___ already fed the dog. (a) has (b) have (c) had
12. 12.By the time we reached, she ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) had wore (c) have worn (d) has worn
13. 13.They ___ for the team before it got dark. (a) has clapped (b) had clapped (c) had clap (d) have clapped
14. 14.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) had flown (c) had flew (d) has flown
15. 15.When Dad called, we ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
16. 16.When Dad called, Priya ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) had (c) have
17. 17.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
18. 18.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
19. 19.Nisha ___ science before it got dark. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) have studied
20. 20.My parents ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
21. 21.When Dad called, my brother ___ already brought lunch. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) had run (c) has run (d) have run
23. 23.By the time we reached, he ___ Grandma. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) has helped (d) had helped
24. 24.When Dad called, they ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.By the time we reached, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
26. 26.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
27. 27.She ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
28. 28.My sister ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) has flown (b) have flown (c) had flew (d) had flown
29. 29.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
30. 30.Karan ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) had fed (b) had feed (c) has fed (d) have fed
31. 31.When Dad called, she ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already swum in the pool. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.By the time we reached, you ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
35. 35.When Dad called, I ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
36. 36.I ___ for the team before the guests arrived. (a) has clapped (b) had clap (c) have clapped (d) had clapped
37. 37.My sister ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) has cooked (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
38. 38.You ___ Grandma before the guests arrived. (a) had help (b) have helped (c) had helped (d) has helped
39. 39.I ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) had bought
40. 40.When Dad called, the students ___ already bought vegetables. (a) has (b) had (c) have

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