Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 639 · 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 guests arrived, my parents ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
2. 2.The students ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) had written (b) has written (c) had wrote (d) have written
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, Karan ___ a tree. (a) had climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
4. 4.He ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) had ate
5. 5.By the time Mum came home, they ___ lunch. (a) have brought (b) had bring (c) has brought (d) had brought
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cake. (a) had baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) has baked
7. 7.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the match. (a) had win (b) have won (c) had won (d) has won
9. 9.You ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) has sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) have sent
10. 10.When Dad called, she ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) have (c) had
11. 11.You ___ the room before it got dark. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a story. (a) has told (b) had tell (c) have told (d) had told
13. 13.When Dad called, we ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
14. 14.By the time we reached, my sister ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
15. 15.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
16. 16.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) have (b) has (c) had
17. 17.You ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cook (b) had cooked (c) has cooked (d) have cooked
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ rice. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
19. 19.When Dad called, Rohan ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.My brother ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
21. 21.They ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) had told (d) has told
22. 22.By the time Mum came home, my sister ___ a cap. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) had worn (d) has worn
23. 23.When Dad called, he ___ already thrown the ball. (a) had (b) have (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.You ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had gone (c) has gone (d) had went
26. 26.You ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) had drew (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) have drawn
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, Ira ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
28. 28.We ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) have (c) had
30. 30.When Dad called, Dev ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) have (b) had (c) has
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, Saanvi ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had make (c) has made (d) had made
33. 33.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
34. 34.Aisha ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) has baked (d) have baked
35. 35.When Dad called, he ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, she ___ already danced on the stage. (a) had (b) has (c) have
37. 37.She ___ a kite before Mum came home. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
38. 38.When Dad called, she ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
39. 39.When Dad called, my parents ___ already told a story. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ on the stage. (a) had danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) have danced

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