Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 739 · 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.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ milk. (a) had drunk (b) have drunk (c) has drunk (d) had drank
2. 2.When Dad called, the children ___ already clapped for the team. (a) have (b) had (c) has
3. 3.By the time Mum came home, she ___ rice. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
4. 4.Kabir ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
5. 5.My brother ___ a cake before the bell rang. (a) has baked (b) have baked (c) had bake (d) had baked
6. 6.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already drunk milk. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.When Dad called, Aisha ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, I ___ a cartoon. (a) has watched (b) had watch (c) had watched (d) have watched
9. 9.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) have (b) had (c) has
10. 10.By the time we reached, my sister ___ the dishes. (a) have washed (b) had washed (c) has washed (d) had wash
11. 11.By the time Mum came home, I ___ in the park. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
12. 12.We ___ a tree before it got dark. (a) has planted (b) have planted (c) had plant (d) had planted
13. 13.By the time the guests arrived, my brother ___ vegetables. (a) has bought (b) have bought (c) had bought (d) had buy
14. 14.My sister ___ a story before the bell rang. (a) had told (b) has told (c) had tell (d) have told
15. 15.I ___ a tree before the guests arrived. (a) had planted (b) has planted (c) have planted (d) had plant
16. 16.My brother ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) has jogged
17. 17.When Dad called, my brother ___ already sung a song. (a) has (b) had (c) have
18. 18.By the time Mum came home, the students ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
19. 19.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.The students ___ Grandma before Mum came home. (a) had helped (b) had help (c) have helped (d) has helped
21. 21.When Dad called, he ___ already cleaned the room. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.You ___ a sandcastle before the bell rang. (a) have built (b) had build (c) had built (d) has built
23. 23.My cousins ___ the train before Mum came home. (a) has taken (b) had took (c) have taken (d) had taken
24. 24.I ___ the bag before Mum came home. (a) have carried (b) had carried (c) has carried (d) had carry
25. 25.By the time we reached, they ___ a mango. (a) has eaten (b) had ate (c) had eaten (d) have eaten
26. 26.When Dad called, I ___ already washed the dishes. (a) have (b) has (c) had
27. 27.He ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
28. 28.When Dad called, Neel ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) has (c) had
29. 29.You ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) have baked (b) had bake (c) has baked (d) had baked
30. 30.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climb (c) have climbed (d) had climbed
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, she ___ a letter. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
32. 32.When Dad called, my brother ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
33. 33.When Dad called, the children ___ already won the match. (a) had (b) have (c) has
34. 34.I ___ in the pool before it got dark. (a) have swum (b) had swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
35. 35.By the time we reached, they ___ vegetables. (a) had buy (b) had bought (c) have bought (d) has bought
36. 36.When Dad called, my brother ___ already climbed a tree. (a) have (b) has (c) had
37. 37.Riya ___ in the park before Mum came home. (a) had ran (b) have run (c) has run (d) had run
38. 38.By the time the guests arrived, my cousins ___ the ball. (a) have caught (b) had catch (c) had caught (d) has caught
39. 39.Myra ___ the dog before the guests arrived. (a) have fed (b) has fed (c) had feed (d) had fed
40. 40.Vivaan ___ for the team before Mum came home. (a) had clapped (b) have clapped (c) had clap (d) has clapped

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