Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 696 · 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 sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
2. 2.When Dad called, my sister ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) has (c) have
3. 3.When Dad called, my parents ___ already played cricket. (a) have (b) has (c) had
4. 4.You ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
5. 5.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ milk. (a) have drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
6. 6.When Dad called, Diya ___ already told a story. (a) had (b) have (c) has
7. 7.By the time Mum came home, Dev ___ in the park. (a) had ran (b) has run (c) have run (d) had run
8. 8.They ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) had jog (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jogged
9. 9.By the time the bell rang, they ___ lunch. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
10. 10.He ___ milk before it got dark. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
11. 11.They ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) had drunk (b) had drank (c) has drunk (d) have drunk
12. 12.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a cake. (a) have baked (b) has baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
13. 13.She ___ a message before it got dark. (a) has sent (b) had send (c) had sent (d) have sent
14. 14.They ___ a cake before Mum came home. (a) had bake (b) had baked (c) have baked (d) has baked
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, my parents ___ the bag. (a) have carried (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) had carry
16. 16.They ___ the dishes before it got dark. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
17. 17.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already cooked rice. (a) has (b) have (c) had
18. 18.By the time we reached, you ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) has played (c) have played (d) had played
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, my friends ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) had planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
21. 21.My sister ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) have planted (b) had planted (c) had plant (d) has planted
22. 22.My cousins ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
23. 23.By the time Mum came home, my brother ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
24. 24.When Dad called, I ___ already fed the dog. (a) have (b) has (c) had
25. 25.When Dad called, you ___ already cleaned the room. (a) had (b) have (c) has
26. 26.We ___ a cap before Mum came home. (a) had wore (b) had worn (c) has worn (d) have worn
27. 27.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already sung a song. (a) had (b) have (c) has
28. 28.By the time Mum came home, my parents ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had ran (c) had run (d) have run
29. 29.When Dad called, my brother ___ already made tea. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.By the time the guests arrived, my sister ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
31. 31.By the time Mum came home, I ___ the dishes. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
32. 32.Kavya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ the room. (a) have cleaned (b) had cleaned (c) had clean (d) has cleaned
34. 34.When Dad called, my brother ___ already cleaned the room. (a) have (b) had (c) has
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already told a story. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.By the time the bell rang, the students ___ a sandcastle. (a) had built (b) had build (c) has built (d) have built
37. 37.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a sandcastle. (a) has built (b) had built (c) have built (d) had build
38. 38.We ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) had told (b) has told (c) have told (d) had tell
39. 39.My cousins ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had plant (b) have planted (c) has planted (d) had planted
40. 40.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the ball. (a) had threw (b) have thrown (c) had thrown (d) has thrown

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