Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 684 · 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.Vivaan ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) has planted (d) had plant
2. 2.When Dad called, he ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) have (c) has
3. 3.Meera ___ the match before it got dark. (a) had won (b) had win (c) have won (d) has won
4. 4.She ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
5. 5.He ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
6. 6.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
7. 7.By the time we reached, Neel ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
8. 8.By the time the bell rang, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
9. 9.I ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drunk
10. 10.My sister ___ the match before the guests arrived. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ a cap. (a) had worn (b) has worn (c) have worn (d) had wore
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, they ___ a cake. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) had bake
14. 14.They ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
15. 15.You ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
16. 16.Ira ___ a song before Mum came home. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
17. 17.You ___ a cake before the guests arrived. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) has baked (d) had baked
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already written a letter. (a) have (b) had (c) has
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
20. 20.My sister ___ a cap before the bell rang. (a) had worn (b) have worn (c) has worn (d) had wore
21. 21.You ___ a message before it got dark. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had sent (d) had send
22. 22.By the time we reached, Isha ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watched (c) have watched (d) had watch
23. 23.By the time we reached, Omkar ___ a tree. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a message. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
25. 25.When Dad called, they ___ already cooked rice. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.You ___ a picture before the bell rang. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
27. 27.When Dad called, they ___ already gone to school. (a) have (b) has (c) had
28. 28.I ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) have taken
29. 29.By the time Mum came home, my friends ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, he ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) have sung (d) had sung
31. 31.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
32. 32.We ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) had jog
33. 33.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
34. 34.I ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) had jogged (d) has jogged
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
36. 36.I ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
37. 37.She ___ a story before it got dark. (a) had tell (b) have told (c) has told (d) had told
38. 38.Kabir ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) had swum (b) has swum (c) have swum (d) had swam
39. 39.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) has studied (c) had studied (d) had study
40. 40.When Dad called, we ___ already jogged in the park. (a) had (b) has (c) have

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