Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 768 · 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 Mum came home, you ___ a tree. (a) have planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) had planted
2. 2.He ___ science before the guests arrived. (a) had study (b) have studied (c) has studied (d) had studied
3. 3.When Dad called, they ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) have (c) had
4. 4.When Dad called, Omkar ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) have (c) had
5. 5.By the time the bell rang, they ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drunk (c) had drank (d) have drunk
6. 6.When Dad called, Saanvi ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
7. 7.The students ___ tea before it got dark. (a) has made (b) had made (c) had make (d) have made
8. 8.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ a tree. (a) had planted (b) had plant (c) has planted (d) have planted
9. 9.By the time Mum came home, she ___ milk. (a) had drank (b) have drunk (c) had drunk (d) has drunk
10. 10.When Dad called, my brother ___ already written a letter. (a) has (b) had (c) have
11. 11.He ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had rode (b) has ridden (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
12. 12.Aisha ___ the bag before the bell rang. (a) had carry (b) has carried (c) had carried (d) have carried
13. 13.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) have (c) had
14. 14.We ___ milk before the bell rang. (a) have drunk (b) has drunk (c) had drank (d) had drunk
15. 15.When Dad called, he ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) have (c) has
16. 16.By the time we reached, he ___ in the park. (a) has run (b) had run (c) have run (d) had ran
17. 17.You ___ the train before the guests arrived. (a) has taken (b) had taken (c) have taken (d) had took
18. 18.By the time the guests arrived, I ___ a picture. (a) have drawn (b) has drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
19. 19.By the time we reached, she ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Manav ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) had wrote (c) has written (d) had written
21. 21.You ___ the ball before Mum came home. (a) have thrown (b) had thrown (c) has thrown (d) had threw
22. 22.We ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) has ridden (c) had rode (d) had ridden
23. 23.When Dad called, we ___ already played cricket. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, he ___ already carried the bag. (a) have (b) had (c) has
25. 25.When Dad called, he ___ already bought vegetables. (a) had (b) has (c) have
26. 26.When Dad called, he ___ already played cricket. (a) had (b) have (c) has
27. 27.When Dad called, she ___ already sent a message. (a) have (b) had (c) has
28. 28.You ___ a story before Mum came home. (a) had told (b) have told (c) has told (d) had tell
29. 29.When Dad called, Ishaan ___ already planted a tree. (a) have (b) had (c) has
30. 30.You ___ in the park before it got dark. (a) has jogged (b) have jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
31. 31.When Dad called, my sister ___ already caught the ball. (a) have (b) has (c) had
32. 32.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
33. 33.By the time the guests arrived, they ___ vegetables. (a) had bought (b) had buy (c) has bought (d) have bought
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, Kabir ___ a message. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
35. 35.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) have ridden (b) had ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
36. 36.She ___ a tree before the bell rang. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) had climbed (d) has climbed
37. 37.By the time Mum came home, Pooja ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had wore (c) has worn (d) had worn
38. 38.Vivaan ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have jogged (b) has jogged (c) had jog (d) had jogged
39. 39.The children ___ Hindi before it got dark. (a) has spoken (b) had spoken (c) have spoken (d) had spoke
40. 40.Aisha ___ the bag before it got dark. (a) have carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) has carried

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