Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 690 · 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.When Dad called, she ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time we reached, he ___ tea. (a) has made (b) had make (c) had made (d) have made
3. 3.The students ___ a mango before the guests arrived. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
4. 4.By the time we reached, my friends ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
5. 5.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
6. 6.By the time we reached, my sister ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) has danced (d) had danced
7. 7.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) had climb (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
9. 9.When Dad called, Karan ___ already thrown the ball. (a) has (b) have (c) had
10. 10.When Dad called, they ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) had (b) have (c) has
11. 11.I ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had went
12. 12.I ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had studied (b) has studied (c) have studied (d) had study
13. 13.She ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) had drank
14. 14.When Dad called, I ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) have (c) has
15. 15.By the time we reached, she ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) has sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
16. 16.Kavya ___ a bicycle before the guests arrived. (a) has ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
17. 17.Rahul ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) has gone (d) had gone
18. 18.They ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had told (d) had tell
19. 19.By the time we reached, they ___ a cake. (a) had bake (b) have baked (c) had baked (d) has baked
20. 20.We ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) have flown (b) has flown (c) had flown (d) had flew
21. 21.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.By the time we reached, the children ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
23. 23.She ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) had baked (c) had bake (d) have baked
24. 24.Vivaan ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) had washed (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had wash
25. 25.When Dad called, my cousins ___ already caught the ball. (a) has (b) had (c) have
26. 26.Kabir ___ science before the bell rang. (a) has studied (b) had studied (c) had study (d) have studied
27. 27.By the time the bell rang, she ___ in the park. (a) have jogged (b) had jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
28. 28.I ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) have sent (b) had sent (c) had send (d) has sent
29. 29.You ___ vegetables before it got dark. (a) have bought (b) had buy (c) had bought (d) has bought
30. 30.By the time the bell rang, you ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) had danced (d) has danced
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, Tara ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) has eaten (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
32. 32.When Dad called, I ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.Aditya ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) had jog (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
34. 34.I ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
35. 35.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ science. (a) has studied (b) had study (c) have studied (d) had studied
36. 36.Meera ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
37. 37.She ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
38. 38.I ___ a mango before the bell rang. (a) had eaten (b) has eaten (c) have eaten (d) had ate
39. 39.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
40. 40.When Dad called, you ___ already thrown the ball. (a) have (b) had (c) has

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