Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 648 · 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.He ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) had drunk
2. 2.When Dad called, I ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.They ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) had feed (b) have fed (c) has fed (d) had fed
4. 4.When Dad called, I ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
5. 5.When Dad called, you ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, my friends ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.She ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
8. 8.My brother ___ in the pool before the guests arrived. (a) has swum (b) had swum (c) had swam (d) have swum
9. 9.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time Mum came home, Meera ___ a story. (a) have told (b) had tell (c) has told (d) had told
11. 11.When Dad called, he ___ already jogged in the park. (a) has (b) had (c) have
12. 12.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
13. 13.I ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) had climbed (c) have climbed (d) has climbed
14. 14.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ the train. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
15. 15.He ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
16. 16.You ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clap (b) has clapped (c) had clapped (d) have clapped
17. 17.My brother ___ a letter before the bell rang. (a) has written (b) had wrote (c) had written (d) have written
18. 18.Ishaan ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
19. 19.When Dad called, he ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) had (c) have
20. 20.He ___ a cartoon before it got dark. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
21. 21.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had study (c) had studied (d) has studied
22. 22.When Dad called, they ___ already drawn a picture. (a) had (b) have (c) has
23. 23.When Dad called, I ___ already sung a song. (a) have (b) had (c) has
24. 24.When Dad called, we ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
25. 25.By the time the bell rang, he ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
26. 26.Nisha ___ the room before Mum came home. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
27. 27.You ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had worn
28. 28.Aarav ___ a cartoon before the bell rang. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) have watched (d) had watched
29. 29.When Dad called, I ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) had (c) have
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
31. 31.My brother ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had thrown
32. 32.When Dad called, you ___ already climbed a tree. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.By the time we reached, we ___ Hindi. (a) has spoken (b) have spoken (c) had spoke (d) had spoken
34. 34.When Dad called, we ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.He ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) has helped (d) have helped
36. 36.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
37. 37.He ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
38. 38.I ___ cricket before it got dark. (a) have played (b) had played (c) has played (d) had play
39. 39.My sister ___ a tree before Mum came home. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) have planted
40. 40.You ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) has studied (b) have studied (c) had studied (d) had study

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