Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 702 · 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, I ___ already made tea. (a) had (b) have (c) has
2. 2.She ___ a story before the guests arrived. (a) have told (b) had told (c) has told (d) had tell
3. 3.Arjun ___ lunch before Mum came home. (a) had bring (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had brought
4. 4.My sister ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken
5. 5.When Dad called, she ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) have (c) has
6. 6.When Dad called, Zoya ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) has (c) had
7. 7.He ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) had clean (b) had cleaned (c) has cleaned (d) have cleaned
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) has worn (c) had worn (d) had wore
9. 9.When Dad called, Priya ___ already carried the bag. (a) had (b) has (c) have
10. 10.Dev ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
11. 11.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) have planted (b) has planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
12. 12.He ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) has caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) have caught
13. 13.By the time Mum came home, Farhan ___ to school. (a) have gone (b) had went (c) had gone (d) has gone
14. 14.You ___ a mango before it got dark. (a) have eaten (b) had eaten (c) had ate (d) has eaten
15. 15.We ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drunk (b) has drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
16. 16.He ___ vegetables before the bell rang. (a) had buy (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) has bought
17. 17.I ___ vegetables before the guests arrived. (a) had bought (b) have bought (c) has bought (d) had buy
18. 18.Pooja ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) have climbed (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) had climb
19. 19.By the time the guests arrived, Karan ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
20. 20.By the time the bell rang, the children ___ the match. (a) have won (b) has won (c) had won (d) had win
21. 21.They ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) have drunk (d) had drank
22. 22.My friends ___ milk before Mum came home. (a) had drank (b) has drunk (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already helped Grandma. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.By the time we reached, my brother ___ the dishes. (a) has washed (b) have washed (c) had washed (d) had wash
25. 25.By the time we reached, Kavya ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) have drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
26. 26.When Dad called, my brother ___ already carried the bag. (a) has (b) have (c) had
27. 27.I ___ a letter before Mum came home. (a) has written (b) have written (c) had wrote (d) had written
28. 28.When Dad called, I ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.By the time we reached, we ___ for the team. (a) has clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clapped (d) had clap
30. 30.They ___ rice before the bell rang. (a) had cook (b) have cooked (c) has cooked (d) had cooked
31. 31.When Dad called, I ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
32. 32.When Dad called, Tara ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
33. 33.Isha ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had went (b) had gone (c) have gone (d) has gone
34. 34.They ___ the ball before it got dark. (a) had thrown (b) have thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a tree. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had planted (d) had plant
36. 36.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ rice. (a) have cooked (b) has cooked (c) had cook (d) had cooked
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a story. (a) have told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) had told
38. 38.When Dad called, Yash ___ already caught the ball. (a) had (b) has (c) have
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, Ishaan ___ cricket. (a) had play (b) have played (c) had played (d) has played
40. 40.He ___ the train before it got dark. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) had taken (d) have taken

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